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CPT® 27535, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 27535 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint.

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In this procedure, the provider performs open reduction and internal fixation of unicondylar proximal tibial plateau fracture. The goal of the procedure is to ensure a correct alignment of the bones via internal fixation.

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RT lateral tibial plateau fracture diagnosis with ORIF
Yes, 27535 is correct. S82.121A is for fracture of lateral condyle right tibia... [ Read More ]
RT lateral tibial plateau fracture diagnosis with ORIF
What's the correct diagnosis code for RT tibial plateau depression fracture? S82.141A? Fracture, traumatic; tibia>Upper end>plateau directs to See fracture, tibia, upper end bicondylar, but I'm not ... [ Read More ]
perc pinning tibial plateau fracture
Here is what the op note states. "Attention was then directed to the tibial plateau. Appropriate AP and lateral fluoroscopic images were obtained for visualization of the fracture. In a percutaneous... [ Read More ]
Percutaneous fixation of tibial plateau fracture
This is more ORIF than percutaneous. It actually reads like an open procedure was well. Dissection was taken down to the proximal tibia and a screw was placed. I would go with 27535.... [ Read More ]
27759 and 27535 billable together or incidental even with seperate incision?
Hello my fellow coders! Wanted to know if I'm able to bill CPT 27759 and 27535 together or if its considered bundled/incidental? I checked the NCCI edits and NCCI doesn't bundle these two, yet even th... [ Read More ]
tibial plateau fracture
I would disagree with the previous response to this query. If the [U]only[/U] procedure done was [B]Removal[/B] of the screw that was too long, then 20680 would be correct, but the descriptor for 20... [ Read More ]
Arthroscopic-assisted ORIF latera tibial plateau fracture
[QUOTE="joanne71178, post: 278266, member: 84178"]I'm not sure if I sould use 29855 or 27535/20900? If I use 29855 what about the allograft chips? "An incision was made over the proximal medial tibi... [ Read More ]
Arthroscopic-assisted ORIF latera tibial plateau fracture
I'm not sure if I sould use 29855 or 27535/20900? If I use 29855 what about the allograft chips? "An incision was made over the proximal medial tibial and using a curved bone tap the depressed fragm... [ Read More ]
27540 vs 27535
I'm not familiar enough with these procedures to know, but if it's an orif of the tibial tubercle and 27540 states orif tuberosity fractures and 27535 states orif tibial plateau would it not be correc... [ Read More ]
27540 vs 27535
I want to get another coder's opinion in case I'm looking at this incorrectly. I'm saying 27540 is the correct cpt code, the ASC where surgery was performed says 27535. Which is more appropriate? ... [ Read More ]
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