kpichon
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Having trouble finding cpt code for open treatment of zygomatic arch fracture through sublabial incion.
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Wiki open treatment zygomatic arch fracture
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from our optum encoder;
21360
Open treatment of depressed malar fracture, including zygomatic arch and malar tripod
Lay Description (Code):
The physician reduces a fracture of the malar complex. No internal fixation is used. The physician makes facial incisions through the scalp, eyebrow, and/or lower eyelid. A transoral incision is also made through the maxillary buccal vestibule. The fracture sites are exposed. Instruments may be inserted into the bone (e.g., Carroll-Girard screw) or beneath the complex to lift the fracture. The fractured malar complex is reduced manually. The facial incisions are closed in layers. The transoral incision is closed in a single layer.
See 21365 for internal fixation possibilities
I hope this will help
21360
Open treatment of depressed malar fracture, including zygomatic arch and malar tripod
Lay Description (Code):
The physician reduces a fracture of the malar complex. No internal fixation is used. The physician makes facial incisions through the scalp, eyebrow, and/or lower eyelid. A transoral incision is also made through the maxillary buccal vestibule. The fracture sites are exposed. Instruments may be inserted into the bone (e.g., Carroll-Girard screw) or beneath the complex to lift the fracture. The fractured malar complex is reduced manually. The facial incisions are closed in layers. The transoral incision is closed in a single layer.
See 21365 for internal fixation possibilities
I hope this will help