AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (December 2018)
December 2018 page 10 Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: A patient developed a medial femoral condyle insufficiency fracture. To repair the defect, the surgeon utilized fluoroscopic visualization and an intraosseous device to inject 5 ml of calcium phosphate into the defect of the medial femoral condyle via small poke holes. Would it be appropriate to report code 27509 for this procedure? Answer: No, it would not be appropriate to report code 27509, Percutaneous skeletal fixation of femoral fracture, distal end, medial or lateral condyle, or supracondylar or transcondylar, with or without intercondylar extension, or distal femoral epiphyseal separation, for this...
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