tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 34

Elbow Aside Those Unlisted Codes For Tennis Elbow Surgery

Fracture care will gain some new codes in 2008. For example, new codes 27267-27268 cover -Closed treatment of femoral fracture, proximal end, head.- The first code is for treatment without manipulation; the second covers treatment with manipulation. A third code, 27269, covers open treatment of a proximal-end femoral fracture, including internal fixation, if any.Three similar new codes (27767-27769) cover closed and open treatment of posterior malleolus fracture. You already have codes covering treatment of medial malleolus fracture (27760-27766), but now you-ll be able to code for posterior fractures as well.Major change: Many other fracture care codes...

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