DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2026 Issue 5 (May)

Q&A: Consult payer when a code for percutaneous fracture pinning is absent

Question: How would you code percutaneous fracture repair when there is no specific code? I have seen conflicting guidance on this. Should we report the open code, perhaps with a modifier 52, or an unlisted code? For example, how should we code percutaneous repair of an anterior pelvic ring fracture?

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