CPT^® 21360, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Head

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 21360 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Head.

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The provider repairs a depressed fracture of the cheekbone, the result of blunt force trauma, by accessing the fracture through a skin incision.

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