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CPT® 25270, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 25270 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist.

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The provider repairs an extensor tendon or muscle in the forearm or wrist. He performs the repair soon after a traumatic injury.

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Tenosynovitis left wrist
All dissection was done to look magnification, Identified the extensor retinaculum and Lister's tubercle. We went between the third and fourth compartments and lifted out the EP L tendon which she did... [ Read More ]
wound repair
Would anyone be willing to give me their opinion on how to code this procedure? Thank you in advance! I came up with-25270-13121-13122-12034 One of the other Coders came up with-20103-13121-13122x2-12... [ Read More ]
Extensor Retinaculum Lengthening hand ligament lengthening ortho specialty coding retinaculum surgery wrist
Provider performed lengthening of the extensor retinaculum overlying the fourth dorsal compartment following excision of extensor tendon intrasubstance ganglion cyst from dorsal hand. Although the c... [ Read More ]
25270
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 62552, member: 30657"]This is not a code that comes in quantities so it should not be billed with units, I would do the 25270 25270 59 51 25270 59 51[/QUOTE] So ... [ Read More ]
Ortho Surgery Help....
[FONT="Tahoma"][SIZE="2"]This is what I would code: 881.00 forearm laceration 955.7 interosseous nerve injury 813.14 chip fx of the ulna 64857 nerve repair 25270 extensor muscle repair There was no ... [ Read More ]
Radical Synovectomy wrist extensor compartment
[b]2nd Request--Radical Synovectomy Extensor Tendon[/b] Op Report: Longitudinal incision made over dorsal aspect wrist. Dissection down through subc tissue. Full thickness flaps elevated off extensor... [ Read More ]
Radical Synovectomy wrist extensor compartment
[b]2nd Request--Radical Synovectomy Extensor Tendon[/b] Op Report: Longitudinal incision made over dorsal aspect wrist. Dissection down through subc tissue. Full thickness flaps elevated off extensor... [ Read More ]
Radical Synovectomy wrist extensor compartment
Pt. has rheumatoid arthrosis involving the Rt wrist; marked extensor tenosynovitis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis; distal radial ulnar joint arthrosis with subluxation ulnar head; extensor tendon r... [ Read More ]
Coding for Bicep/Tricep muscle repair
The doctor coded cpt 25270 3 x's, I am not sure if this is correct Op report states:Patient has a disruption of the biceps, triceps and mobile wad due to degloving injury. "the decision was made t... [ Read More ]
64719 and 25270?
doc office say that is 25270 is notthe code,but they are unsure also... [ Read More ]
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