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Other Procedures on the Forearm or Wrist CPT® Code range 25999- 25999

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist 25999-25999 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 25999- 25999
Section 25999-25999
Other Procedures on the Forearm or Wrist
25999
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Code 25440 versus 25999 for scaphoid malunion surgery without graft or prosthetic device?
Surgery for treatment of left scaphoid nonunion; hx of closed comminuted fracture of scaphoid with nonunion. Surgeon documented dorsal radial incision. Opened the capsule and identified the scaphoid... [ Read More ]
Implant arthroplasty of the capitate
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CPT ORIF distal Ulna (metaphyseal) fracture
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Need code for Radial shaft percutaneous pinning
Good morning! I need a code for percutaneous radial shaft pinning only Can anyone please help with a code for this or is it unlisted? 25999. My only thoughts was to use 25505 (Closed radial shaft) w... [ Read More ]
Closed reduction percutaneous pin radius/ulna
[b]cpt code for radius shaft percutaneous pinning[/b] Good morning! I need a code for percutaneous radial shaft pinning only Can anyone please help with a code for this or is it unlisted? 25999. M... [ Read More ]
removal of exostosis at prior amputation site
I am having LOTS of trouble with this op notes... I keep going back to code ranges 25927-25999. Can anyone help/correct me with this? Thank you :( Reason for operation: Status post amputation of th... [ Read More ]
percutaneous pinning scapholunate
my thought is the unlisted code 25999 and compare to 28546.... [ Read More ]
Revision open reduction, internal fixation of left ulnar with DBX graft
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hardware replacement
Hello, I have a op report in which the patient who is status post surgery ORIF of distal radius. The screw had moved and therefore the physician brought the patient back to surgery opened at the ori... [ Read More ]
Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning with accumed mini screw
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