Wiki Bimalleolar fracture with fixation of lateral malleolus only

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Is 27814 used for any open treatment of a bimalleolar fracture, even if only one of the malleoli was fixed?
"Open treatment of bimalleolar fracture " does not specify if both malleoli need to be fixed in an open manner.

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Cindy
 
In short: Yes. 27814 applies to internal fixation of only one of the two fractured malleoli and to fixation of both malleoli, whichever is done.

Alan Pechacek, M.D.
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