AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 2 (February)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (February 2016)

February 2016 page 13a Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: A patient has a bimalleolar ankle fracture (lateral and posterior malleolus). A lateral fibular plate is used for repair of the lateral malleolar fracture. A reduction is performed, but no fixation is needed to repair the posterior malleolar fracture. A cotton test indicates widening of the syndesmosis; therefore, reduction of the syndesmosis is performed and two screws are placed through the fibular plate. Is it appropriate to report code 27829 in addition to code 27814 in this case? Answer: It would be appropriate to report CPT code 27814, Open treatment of...

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