CPT^® 25825, Under Arthrodesis Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 25825 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Arthrodesis Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist.

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In this procedure, the provider surgically immobilizes the wrist joint with the help of fixation devices. He induces artificial bone generation in the joint area with the help of a graft he obtains from another part of the patient’s body.

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Wrist fusion with scaphoidectomy

I am the surgical coder for a group of hand surgeons - when coding 25825 the CPT clearly states with autograft (includes obtaining graft). I ran these two codes through Optum360 EncoderPro and 3M Cod... [ Read More ]

Complete vs Limited arrthrosesis of wrist?

25800 - 25810 is for a Complete arthrodesis of the wrist 25820 - 25825 is for a Limited arthrodesis of the wrist Can anyone tell me how to tell between the two? My doc did a radioscapholunate arthr... [ Read More ]

Wrist fusion with scaphoidectomy

My doctor does limited & total wrist fusions, along with the scaphoidectomy. He uses the excised scaphoid for the autograft. I feel the scaphoidectomy would be bundled...especially since it's used f... [ Read More ]

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