Wiki Billing for Osteoclasis

[JDuhaime]

The surgeon did a skeletal fixation distal radial fracture 25606- He also states Osteoclasis- He drilled multiple holes into the bone going from the radial side ulnarly and then making the wire go dorsal and volar. He swears there is another code for osteoclasis. I know there isn't a specific code. Would this be included in the 25606?

 

[Orthocoderpgu]

If this was performed in addition to percutaneous pinning, I would consider using -22 since this would not be a normal part of the procedure and would require significant extra work.