AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 1 (January)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (January 2004)

January 2004 page 27a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Musculoskeletal System, 25259, 20690 (Q&A) Question What are the appropriate codes to report for a 50-year-old female with a wrist joint contracture that has the wrist manipulated under anesthesia with application of a uniplane external fixation device? AMA Comment The appropriate codes to report are 25259, Manipulation, wrist, under anesthesia, for the manipulation, and 20690, Application of a uniplane (pins or wires in one plane), unilateral, external fixation system, for the external fixation device. Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (January 2004). CPT® Assistant. 2004; January 2004 page 27a ...

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