AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 4 (April)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (April 2013)

April 2013 page 10 Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: When a closed treatment of a distal radial fracture (25600 or 25605) is performed, would it be appropriate to separately report the closed repair of the ulnar styloid fracture (25650) performed on the same extremity? Answer: No. It would not be appropriate to report code(s) 25600 or 25605 in conjunction with code 25650, as the closed repair of an ulnar styloid fracture (25650) is included in the distal radial fracture codes (25600 or 25605) when performed on the same extremity. Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (April 2013). CPT® Assistant. 2013; April...

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