AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 3 (March)

Musculoskeletal, 11044, 27750, 27752 (Q&A) (March 1996)

March 1996 page 10 Coding Consultation Musculoskeletal, 11044, 27750, 27752 (Q&A) Question How do I code debridement of an open fracture (open tibial shaft fracture) and subsequent fracture treatment when no internal or external fixation is performed? AMA Comment If the tibial shaft fracture is clinically of an open type, and requires open incisional debridement, but the physician in his/her clinical judgement, deems it unnecessary to place any hardware, report codes 11044, 27750, or 27752 as appropriate. According to the Musculoskeletal System Guidelines of CPT 1996, the type of fracture (eg, compound, closed) does not have any coding...

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