coderguy1939
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Doctor did arthroscopic debridement of a 3 fragment intraarticular fracture of the distal radius. In the op report he states "the fractur e was not mobile enough to allow adequate arthroscopic aided reduction" so "due to the need for improved reduction, the procedure was then moved to open reduction and internal fixation. In this instance, would you just code the 25609 or include the arthroscopic debridement? Thanks.