Hand Surgery CPT Codes, sorted by number

• Incision and drainage of abscess eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, and other cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle , or paronychia; simple or single (10060)
• Incision and drainage of abscess eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, and other cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); complicated or multiple (10061)
• Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple (10120)
• Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; complicated (10121)
• Incision and drainage of hematoma, seroma or fluid collection (10140)
• Puncture aspiration of abscess, hematoma, bulla, or cyst (10160)
• Incision and drainage, complex, postoperative wound infection (10180)
• Debridement of extensive eczematous or infected skin; up to 10% of body surface (11000)
• Debridement of extensive eczematous or infected skin; each additional 10% of the body surface (11001)
• Debridement including removal of foreign material associated with open fractures and or dislocations; skin and subcutaneous tissues (11010)
• Debridement including removal of foreign material associated with open fractures and or dislocations; skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle fascia, and muscle (11011)
• Debridement including removal of foreign material associated with open fractures and or dislocations; skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle fascia, muscle, and bone (11012)
• Debridement; skin, partial thickness (11040)
• Debridement; skin, full thickness (11041)
• Debridement; skin, and subcutaneous tissue (11042)
• Debridement; skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscle (11043)
• Debridement; skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, and bone (11044)
• Paring or curettement of benign hyperkeratotic skin lesion; single (11055)
• Paring or curettement of benign hyperkeratotic skin lesions; two to four (11056)
• Paring or curettement of benign hyperkeratotic skin lesions; more than four (11057)
• Biopsy of skin, subcutaneous tissue and/or mucous membrane (including simple closure), unless otherwise listed separate procedure; single lesion (11100)
• Biopsy of skin, subcutaneous tissue and/or mucous membrane (including simple closure), unless otherwise listed separate procedure; each separate/additional lesion (11101)
• Removal of skin tags, multiple fibrocutaneous tags, any area; up to and including 15 lesions (11200)
• Removal of skin tags, multiple fibrocutaneous tags, any area; each additional ten lesions (11201)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 0.5 cm or less (11400)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm (11401)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm (11402)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 2.1 to 3.0 cm (11403)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 3.1 to 4.0 cm (11404)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter over 4.0 cm (11406)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 0.5 cm or less (11420)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm (11421)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm (11422)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 2.1 to 3.0 cm (11423)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 3.1 to 4.0 cm (11424)
• Excision, benign lesion, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter over 4.0 cm. (11426)
• Excision, malignant lesion, trunk, arms, or legs; lesion diameter 0.5 cm or less (11600)
• Excision, malignant lesion, trunk, arms, or legs; lesion diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm (11601)
• Excision, malignant lesion, trunk, arms, or legs; lesion diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm (11602)
• Excision, malignant lesion, trunk, arms, or legs; lesion diameter 2.1 to 3.0 cm (11603)
• Excision, malignant lesion, trunk, arms, or legs; lesion diameter 3.1 to 4.0 cm (11604)
• Excision, malignant lesion, trunk, arms, or legs; lesion diameter over 4.0 cm (11606)
• Excision, malignant lesion, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 0.5 cm or less (11620)
• Excision, malignant lesion, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm (11621)
• Excision, malignant lesion, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm (11622)
• Excision, malignant lesion, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 2.1 cm to 3.0 cm (11623)
• Excision, malignant lesion, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 3.1 to 4.0 cm (11624)
• Excision, malignant lesion, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter over 4.0 cm (11626)
• Trimming of nondystrophic nails, any number (11719)
• Avulsion of nail plate, partial or complete, simple; single (11730)
• Avulsion of nail plate, partial or complete, simple; each additional nail plate (11732)
• Evacuation of subungual hematoma (11740)
• Excision of nail and nail matrix, partial or complete, eg, ingrown or deformed nail) for permanent removal (11750)
• Excision of nail and nail matrix, partial or complete, eg, ingrown or deformed nail) for permanent removal; with amputation of tuft of distal phalanx (11752)
• Biopsy of nail unit eg, plate, bed, matrix, hyponychium, proximal and lateral nail folds separate procedure (11755)
• Repair of nail bed (11760)
• Reconstruction of nail bed with graft (11762)
• Wedge excision of skin of nail fold eg, for ingrown toenail) (11765)
• Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less (12001)
• Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm (12002)
• Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 7.6 cm to 12.5 cm (12004)
• Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 12.6 cm to 20.0 cm (12005)
• Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 20.1 cm to 30.0 cm (12006)
• Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); over 30.0 cm (12007)
• Treatment of superficial wound dehiscence; simple closure (12020)
• Treatment of superficial wound dehiscence; with packing (12021)
• Layer closure of wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less (12031)
• Layer closure of wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm (12032)
• Layer closure of wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 7.6 cm to 12.5 cm (12034)
• Layer closure of wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 12.6 cm to 20.0 cm (12035)
• Layer closure of wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 20.1 cm to 30.0 cm (12036)
• Layer closure of wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); over 30.0 cm (12037)
• Layer closure of wounds of neck, hands, feet and/or external genitalia; 2.5 cm or less (12041)
• Layer closure of wounds of neck, hands, feet and/or external genitalia; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm (12042)
• Layer closure of wounds of neck, hands, feet and/or external genitalia; 7.6 cm to 12.5 cm (12044)
• Layer closure of wounds of neck, hands, feet and/or external genitalia; 12.6 cm to 20.0 cm (12045)
• Layer closure of wounds of neck, hands, feet and/or external genitalia; 20.1 cm to 30.0 cm (12046)
• Layer closure of wounds of neck, hands, feet and/or external genitalia; over 30.0 cm (12047)
• Repair, complex, trunk; 1.1 cm to 2.5 cm (13100)
• Repair, complex, trunk; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm (13101)
• Repair, complex, trunk; each additional 5 cm (13102)
• Repair, complex, scalp, arms, and/or legs; 1.1 cm to 2.5 cm (13120)
• Repair, complex, scalp, arms, and/or legs; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm (13121)
• Repair, complex, scalp, arms, and/or legs; each additional 5 cm (13122)
• Repair, complex, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; 1.1 cm to 2.5 cm (13131)
• Repair, complex, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm (13132)
• Repair, complex, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; each additional 5 cm (13133)
• Secondary closure of surgical wound or dehiscence, extensive or complicated (13160)
• Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, trunk; defect 10 sq cm or less (14000)
• Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, scalp, arms and/or legs; defect 10 sq cm or less (14020)
• Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, scalp, arms and/or legs; defect 10.1 sq cm to 30.0 sq cm (14021)
• Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; defect 10 sq cm or less (14040)
• Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; defect 10.1 sq cm to 30.0 sq cm (14041)
• Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, more than 30 sq cm, unusual or complicated, any area (14300)
• Filleted finger or toe flap, including preparation of recipient site (14350)
• Excisional preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of essentially intact skin (including subcutaneous tissues), scar, or other lesion prior to repair with free skin graft (list as separate service) (15000)
• Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar including subcutaneous tissues, or incisional release of scar contracture, trunk, arms, legs; first 100 sq or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15002)
• Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar including subcutaneous tissues, or incisional release of scar contracture, trunk, arms, legs; each additional 100 sq cm or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children List separately in additional to code for primary procedure (15003)
• Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar including subcutaneous tissues, or incisional release of scar contracture, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth,, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15004)
• Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar including subcutaneous tissues, or incisional release of scar contracture, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth,, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; each additional 100 sq cm or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children List separately in additional code for primary procedure (15005)
• Pinch graft, single or multiple, to cover small ulcer, tip of digit, or other minimal open area (except on face), up to defect size of 2 cm diameter (15050)
• Split graft, trunk, scalp, arms, legs, hands, and/or feet (except multiple digits); 100 sq cm or less, or each one percent of body area of infants and children (except 15050) (15100)
• Split graft, trunk, scalp, arms, legs, hands, and/or feet (except multiple digits); each additional 100 sq cm, or each one percent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof (15101)
• Epidermal autograft, trunk, arms, legs; first sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15110)
• Epidermal autograft, trunk, arms, legs; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in additional to code for primary procedure (15111)
• Epidermal autograft, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or, multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15115)
• Epidermal autograft, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or, multiple digits; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in additional to code for primary procedure (15116)
• Split graft, face, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, and/or multiple digits; 100 sq cm or less, or each one percent of body area of infants and children (except 15050) (15120)
• Split graft, face, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, and/or multiple digits; each additional 100 sq cm, or each one percent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof (15121)
• Dermal autograft, trunk, arms, legs; first 100 sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15130)
• Dermal autograft, trunk, arms, legs; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15131)
• Dermal autograft, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15135)
• Dermal autograft, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children,or part thereof List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (15136)
• Acellular dermal replacement, trunk, arms, legs; first 100 sq cm less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15170)
• Acellular dermal replacement, trunk, arms, legs; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (15171)
• Acellular dermal replacement, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15175)
• Acellular dermal replacement, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (15176)
• Full thickness graft, free, including direct closure of donor site, scalp, arms, and/or legs; 20 sq cm or less (15220)
• Full thickness graft, free, including direct closure of donor site, scalp, arms, and/or legs; each additional 20 sq cm (15221)
• Full thickness graft, free, including direct closure of donor site, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands, and/or feet; 20 sq cm or less (15240)
• Full thickness graft, free, including direct closure of donor site, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands, and/or feet; each additional 20 sq cm (15241)
• Allograft skin for temporary wound closure, trunk, arms, legs; first 100 sq cm less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15300)
• Allograft skin for temporary wound closure, trunk, arms, legs; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (15301)
• Allograft skin for temporary wound closure, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15320)
• Allograft skin for temporary wound closure, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (15321)
• Acellular dermal allograft, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15330)
• Acellular dermal allograft, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15330)
• Acellular dermal allograft, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15335)
• Acellular dermal allograft, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (15336)
• Xenograft, skin dermal for temporary wound closure, trunk, arms, legs; first 100 sq cm less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15400)
• Xenograft, skin dermal for temporary wound closure, trunk, arms, legs; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (15401)
• Xenograft, skin dermal for temporary wound closure, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15420)
• Xenograft, skin dermal for temporary wound closure, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and or multiple digits; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (15421)
• Acellular xenograft implant; first 100 sq cm less, or 1 per cent of body area of infants and children (15430)
• Acellular xenograft implant; each additional 100 sq cm, or each additional 1 per cent of body area of infants and children, or part thereof List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (15431)
• Formation of direct or tubed pedicle, with or without transfer; trunk (15570)
• Formation of direct or tubed pedicle, with or without transfer; scalp, arms, or legs (15572)
• Formation of direct or tubed pedicle, with or without transfer; forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands, or feet (15574)
• Delay of flap or sectioning of flap (division and inset); at trunk (15600)
• Delay of flap or sectioning of flap (division and inset); at scalp, arms or legs (15610)
• Delay of flap or sectioning of flap (division and inset)
• Transfer, intermediate, of any pedicle flap eg, abdomen to wrist, walking tube), any location (15650)
• Muscle, myocutaneous, or fasciocutaneous flap; trunk (15734)
• Muscle, myocutaneous, or fasciocutaneous flap; upper extremity (15736)
• Muscle, myocutaneous, or fasciocutaneous flap; lower extremity (15738)
• Flap; island pedicle (15740)
• Flap; neurovascular pedicle (15750)
• Muscle or myocutaneous free flap (microvascular transfer) (15756)
• Free skin flap (microvascular transfer) (15757)
• Free fascia flap (microvascular transfer) (15758)
• Graft, composite including skin, including primary closure of donor area (15760)
• Graft, composite including dermis-fat-fascia, including primary closure of donor area (15770)
• Removal of sutures under anesthesia (other than local), same surgeon (15850)
• Removal of sutures under anesthesia (other than local), other surgeon (15851)
• Dressing change (for other than burns) under anesthesia (other than local) (15852)
• Intravenous injection of agent eg, fluorescein) to test blood flow in flap or graft (15860)
• Initial treatment, first degree burn, when no more than local treatment is required (16000)
• Dressings and/or debridement, initial or subsequent; without anesthesia, office or hospital, small (16020)
• Dressings and/or debridement, initial or subsequent; without anesthesia, medium eg, whole face or whole extremity) (16025)
• Dressings and/or debridement, initial or subsequent; without anesthesia, large eg, more than one extremity) (16030)
• Escharotomy (16035)
• Escharotomy, each additional incision List separately in addition to code for primary procedure (16036)
• Destruction premalignint lesion (17000)
• Chemical cauterization of granulation tissue (proud flesh, sinus or fistula) (17250)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 0.5 cm or less (17260)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm (17261)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm (17262)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 2.1 to 3.0 cm (17263)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter 3.1 to 4.0 cm (17264)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage trunk, arms or legs; lesion diameter over 4.0 cm (17266)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage hands; lesion diameter 0.5 cm or less (17270)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage hands; lesion diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm (17271)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage hands; lesion diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm (17272)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage hands; lesion diameter 2.1 to 3.0 cm (17273)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage hands; lesion diameter 3.1 to 4.0 cm (17274)
• Destruction, malignant lesion e.g. laser surgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, curettage hands; lesion diameter over 4.0 cm (17276)
• Incision of soft tissue abscess eg, secondary to osteomyelitis) ; superficial (20000)
• Incision of soft tissue abscess eg, secondary to osteomyelitis) ; deep or complicated (20005)
• Exploration of penetrating extremity wound separate procedure (20103)
• Excision of epiphyseal bar, with or without autogenous soft tissue graft obtained through the same fascial incision (20150)
• Biopsy, muscle; superficial (20200)
• Biopsy, muscle; deep (20205)
• Bone biopsy; superficial (20240)
• Bone biopsy; deep (20245)
• Bone biopsy; deep (20245)
• Injection of sinus tract; diagnostic (sinogram) (20501)
• Removal of foreign body in muscle or tendon sheath; simple (20520)
• Removal of foreign body in muscle or tendon sheath; deep or complicated (20525)
• Injection, therapeutic; carpal tunnel (20526)
• Injection, tendon sheath, ligament, trigger points or ganglion cyst (20550)
• Injection, therapeutic; single tendon origin or insertion (20551)
• Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; small joint, bursa or ganglion cyst eg, fingers, toes) (20600)
• Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; intermediate joint, bursa or ganglion cyst eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa) (20605)
• Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa eg, shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa) (20610)
• Aspiration or injection ganglion cyst (20612)
• Aspiration or injection bone cyst (20615)
• Insertion of wire or pin with application of skeletal traction, including removal separate procedure (20650)
• Removal of implant; superficial, eg, buried wire, pin or rod) separate procedure removal hardware (20670)
• Removal of implant; deep, eg, buried wire, pin, screw, metal band, nail, rod or plate) removal of hardware (20680)
• Application of a uniplane (pins or wires in one plane), unilateral, external fixation system (20690)
• Application of a multiplane (pins or wires in more than one plane), unilateral, external fixation system eg, Ilizarov, Monticelli type) (20692)
• Adjustment or revision of external fixation system requiring anesthesia eg, new pin or wire and/or new ring or bar) (20693)
• Removal, under anesthesia, of external fixation system (20694)
• Replantation, arm (includes surgical neck of humerus through elbow joint); complete amputation (20802)
• Replantation, forearm (includes radius and ulna to radial carpal joint); complete amputation (20805)
• Replantation, hand (includes hand through metacarpophalangeal joints); complete amputation (20808)
• Replantation, digit, excluding thumb (includes metacarpophalangeal joint to insertion of flexor sublimis tendon); complete amputation (20816)
• Replantation, digit, excluding thumb (includes distal tip to sublimis tendon insertion); complete amputation (20822)
• Replantation, thumb (includes carpometacarpal joint to MP joint) ; complete amputation (20824)
• Replantation, thumb (includes distal tip to MP joint); complete amputation (20827)
• Bone graft, any donor area; minor or small eg, dowel or button) (20900)
• Bone graft, any donor area; major or large (20902)
• Cartilage graft; costochondral (20910)
• Fascia lata graft; by stripper (20920)
• Fascia lata graft; by incision and area exposure, complex or sheet (20922)
• Tendon graft, from a distance eg, palmaris, toe extensor, plantaris) (20924)
• Tissue grafts, other eg, paratenon, fat, dermis, etc) (20926)
• Monitoring of interstitial fluid pressure (includes insertion of device eg, wick catheter technique, needle manometer technique) in detection of muscle compartment syndrome (20950)
• Bone graft with microvascular anastomosis; fibula (20955)
• Bone graft with microvascular anastomosis; metatarsal (20956)
• Bone graft with microvascular anastomosis; metatarsal (20956)
• Bone graft with microvascular anastomosis; other bone graft (20962)
• Free osteocutaneous flap with microvascular anastomosis, other than iliac crest, rib, metatarsal, or great toe (20969)
• Free osteocutaneous flap with microvascular anastomosis; iliac crest (20970)
• Free osteocutaneous flap with microvascular anastomosis; metatarsal (20972)
• Free osteocutaneous flap with microvascular anastomosis; great toe with web space (20973)
• Incision deep, with opening of bone cortex; elbow or upper arm (23930)
• Incision and drainage elbow bursa (23931)
• Arthrotomy, elbow, for infection, with exploration, drainage or removal of foreign body (24000)
• Arthrotomy of the elbow, with capsular excision for capsular release separate procedure (24006)
• Biopsy, soft tissue of upper arm or elbow area; superficial (24065)
• Biopsy, soft tissue of upper arm or elbow area; deep (24066)
• Excision subcutaneous soft tissue tumor; upper arm or elbow (24075)
• Excision, tumor, upper arm or elbow area; deep, subfascial or intramuscular (24076)
• Excision, tumor, upper arm or elbow area; deep, subfascial or intramuscular (24076)
• Radical resection of tumor; upper arm or elbow (24077)
• Arthrotomy, elbow; with synovial biopsy only (24100)
• Arthrotomy, elbow; with joint exploration, with or without biopsy, with or without removal of loose or foreign body (24101)
• Arthrotomy, elbow, with synovectomy (24102)
• Excision, olecranon bursa (24105)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor; humerus (24110)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor; humerus; with autograft includes graft harvest (24115)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor; humerus; with allograft (24116)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor; radial head or neck or olecranon process (24120)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor; radial head or neck or olecranon process; with autograft includes graft harvest (24125)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor; radial head or neck or olecranon process; with allograft (24126)
• Radial head excision (24130)
• Radial head excision (24130)
• Sequetrestomy, shaft or distal humerus (24134)
• Sequetrestomy, radial head or neck (24136)
• Sequetrestomy, olecranon process (24138)
• Partial excision, humerus (24140)
• Partial excision, radial head or neck (24145)
• Partial excision, olecranon process (24147)
• Partial excision, olecranon process (24147)
• Radical resection of capsule, soft tissue and heterotopic bone, elbow, with contracture release (24149)
• Radical resection for tumor, shaft or distal humerus (24150)
• Radical resection for tumor, shaft or distal humerus, with autograft, including graft harvest (24151)
• Radical resection for tumor, radial head or neck (24152)
• Radical resection for tumor, radial head or neck, with autograft, including graft harvest (24153)
• Resection of elbow joint arthrectomy (24155)
• Implant removal, elbow joint (24160)
• Implant removal, radial head (24164)
• Removal of foreign body; elbow or upper arm, subcutaneous (24200)
• Removal of foreign body; elbow or upper arm, subcutaneous (24200)
• Removal of foreign body; elbow or upper arm, deep (24201)
• Removal of foreign body; elbow or upper arm, deep (24201)
• Removal of foreign body; elbow or upper arm, deep (24201)
• Manipulation; elbow; under anesthesia (24300)
• Muscle or tendon transfer, any type, upper arm or elbow, single (24301)
• Tendon lengthening, upper arm or elbow, single, each (24305)
• Tenotomy, open elbow to shoulder, single, each (24310)
• Tenoplasty, with muscle transfer, with or without free graft, elbow to shoulder, single (Seddon- Brookes type procedure) (24320)
• Flexor-plasty, elbow, eg, Steindler type advancement) (24330)
• Flexor-plasty, elbow, eg, Steindler type advancement); with extensor advancement (24331)
• Tenolysis, triceps (24332)
• Tenodesis of biceps tendon at elbow, separate procedure (24340)
• Repair, tendon or muscle, upper arm or elbow, each (24341)
• Reinsertion of ruptured biceps tendon, distal, with or without tendon graft (includes obtaining graft) (24342)
• Repair lateral collateral ligament, elbow, with local tissue (24343)
• Repair lateral collateral ligament, elbow, with tendon graft, including graft harvest (24344)
• Repair medial collateral ligament, elbow, with local tissue (24345)
• Repair medial collateral ligament, elbow, with tendon graft, including graft harvest (24346)
• Percutaneous medial or lateral epicondyle tenotomy (24357)
• Medial or lateral epicondyle debridement (24358)
• Medial or lateral epicondyle debridement with tendon repair or reattachment (24359)
• Arthroplasty, elbow, with membrane or fascia (24360)
• Arthroplasty, elbow, with distal humeral prosthetic replacement (24361)
• Arthroplasty, elbow, with implant and fascia lata ligament reconstruction (24362)
• Arthroplasty, elbow, with distal humeral and proximal ulnar prosthetic replacement; total elbow (24363)
• Arthroplasty, radial head (24365)
• Arthroplasty, radial head, with implant (24366)
• Decompression fasciotomy, forearm, with brachial artery exploration (24495)
• Closed treatment of humeral shaft fracture; without manipulation (24500)
• Closed treatment of humeral shaft fracture; with manipulation, with or without skeletal traction (24505)
• Open treatment of humeral shaft fracture, with plate/screws, with or without cerclage (24515)
• Treatment of humeral shaft fracture with insertion of intramedullary implant with or without cerclage or locking screws (24516)
• Closed treatment of supracondylar or transcondylar humeral fracture, with or without intercondylar extension; without manipulation (24530)
• Closed treatment of supracondylar or transcondylar humeral fracture, with or without intercondylar extension; with manipulation, with or without skin or skeletal traction (24535)
• Percutaneous skeletal fixation of supracondylar or transcondylar humeral fracture, with or without intercondylar extension (24538)
• Open treatment of humeral supracondylar or transcondylar fracture, with or without internal or external fixation; without intercondylar extension (24545)
• Open treatment of humeral supracondylar or transcondylar fracture, with or without internal or external fixation; with intercondylar extension (24546)
• Closed treatment of humeral epicondylar fracture, medial or lateral; without manipulation (24560)
• Closed treatment of humeral epicondylar fracture, medial or lateral; with manipulation (24565)
• Percutaneous treatment of humeral epicondylar fracture, medial or lateral, with manipulation (24566)
• Open treatment of humeral epicondylar fracture, medial or lateral, with or without internal or external fixation (24575)
• Closed treatment of humeral condylar fracture, medial or lateral; without manipulation (24576)
• Closed treatment of humeral condylar fracture, medial or lateral; with manipulation (24577)
• Open treatment of humeral condylar fracture, medial or lateral, with or without internal or external fixation (24579)
• Percutaneous treatment of humeral condylar fracture, medial or lateral, with manipulation (24582)
• Open treatment of periarticular fracture and/or dislocation of the elbow (fracture distal humerus and proximal ulna and/or proximal radius) (24586)
• Open treatment of periarticular fracture and/or dislocation of the elbow (fracture distal humerus and proximal ulna and/or proximal radius); with implant arthroplasty (24587)
• Treatment of closed elbow dislocation; without anesthesia (24600)
• Treatment of closed elbow dislocation; requiring anesthesia (24605)
• Open treatment of acute or chronic elbow dislocation (24615)
• Closed treatment of Monteggia type elbow fracture dislocation radial head fracture with proximal ulna fracture with manipulation (24620)
• Open treatment of Monteggia type of fracture dislocation at elbow (fracture proximal end of ulna with dislocation of radial head), with or without internal or external fixation (24635)
• Closed treatment of radial head subluxation in child, nursemaid elbow, with manipulation (24640)
• Closed treatment of radial head or neck fracture; without manipulation (24650)
• Closed treatment of radial head or neck fracture; with manipulation (24655)
• Open treatment of radial head or neck fracture, with or without internal fixation or radial head excision (24665)
• Open treatment of radial head or neck fracture, with or without internal fixation or radial head excision; with radial head prosthetic replacement (24666)
• Closed treatment of ulnar fracture, proximal end (olecranon process); without manipulation (24670)
• Closed treatment of ulnar fracture, proximal end (olecranon process); with manipulation (24675)
• Open treatment of ulnar fracture proximal end (olecranon process), with or without internal or external fixation (24685)
• Arthrodesis, elbow joint; with or without local autograft or allograft (24800)
• Arthrodesis, elbow joint; with autograft (includes obtaining graft other than locally obtained) (24802)
• Amputation, arm through humerus; with primary closure (24900)
• Amputation, arm through humerus; open, circular (guillotine) (24920)
• Amputation, arm through humerus; secondary closure or scar revision (24925)
• Transhumeral re-amputation (24930)
• Transhumeral amputation with implant (24931)
• Stump elongation, upper extremity (24935)
• Cineplasty, upper extremity, complete procedure (24940)
• Unlisted procedure, upper extremity (24999)
• Tendon sheath incision; at radial styloid eg, for deQuervains disease) (25000)
• Incision, flexor tendon sheath, wrist (25001)
• Decompression fasciotomy, forearm and/or wrist; flexor or extensor compartment (25020)
• Decompression fasciotomy, forearm and/or wrist; with debridement of nonviable muscle and/or nerve (25023)
• Decompression fasciotomy,forearm and or wrist, flexor and extensor compartments, without debridement of nonviable muscle and or nerve (25024)
• Decompression fasciotomy,forearm and or wrist, flexor and extensor compartments, with debridement of nonviable muscle and or nerve (25025)
• Incision and drainage, forearm and/or wrist; deep abscess or hematoma (25028)
• Incision and drainage, forearm and/or wrist; infected bursa (25031)
• Incision, deep, with opening of bone cortex eg, for osteomyelitis or bone abscess), forearm and/or wrist (25035)
• Arthrotomy, radiocarpal or mediocarpal joint, with exploration, drainage, or removal of foreign body (25040)
• Biopsy, soft tissue of forearm and/or wrist; superficial (25065)
• Biopsy, soft tissue of forearm and/or wrist; deep (25066)
• Excision, tumor, forearm and/or wrist area; subcutaneous (25075)
• Excision, tumor, forearm and/or wrist area; deep, subfascial or intramuscular (25076)
• Radical resection of tumor eg, malignant neoplasm), soft tissue of forearm and/or wrist area (25077)
• Capsulotomy, wrist eg, for contracture) (25085)
• Arthrotomy, wrist joint, with biopsy (25100)
• Arthrotomy, wrist joint; with joint exploration, with or without biopsy, with or without removal of loose or foreign body (25101)
• Arthrotomy, wrist joint, with synovectomy (25105)
• Arthrotomy, distal radioulnar joint for repair of triangular cartilage complex (25107)
• Excision of tendon, forearm and or wrist, flexor or extensor, each (25109)
• Excision, lesion of tendon sheath, forearm and/or wrist (25110)
• Excision of ganglion, wrist (dorsal or volar); primary (25111)
• Excision of ganglion, wrist (dorsal or volar); recurrent (25112)
• Radical excision of bursa, synovia of wrist, or forearm tendon sheaths eg, tenosynovitis, fungus, Tbc, or other granulomas, rheumatoid arthritis); flexors (25115)
• Radical excision of bursa, synovia of wrist, or forearm tendon sheaths eg, tenosynovitis, fungus, Tbc, or other granulomas, rheumatoid arthritis); extensors (with or without transposition of dorsal retinaculum) (25116)
• Synovectomy, extensor tendon sheath, wrist, single compartment (25118)
• Synovectomy, extensor tendon sheath, wrist, single compartment; with resection of distal ulna (25119)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of radius or ulna (excluding head or neck of radius and olecranon process) (25120)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of radius or ulna (excluding head or neck of radius and olecranon process); with auto graft (includes obtaining graft) (25125)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of radius or ulna (excluding head or neck of radius and olecranon process); with allograft (25126)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of carpal bones (25130)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of carpal bones; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (25135)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of carpal bones; with allograft (25136)
• Sequestrectomy eg, for osteomyelitis or bone abscess), forearm and/or wrist (25145)
• Partial excision (craterization, saucerization or diaphysectomy) of bone eg, for osteomyelitis); ulna (25150)
• Partial excision (craterization, saucerization or diaphysectomy) of bone eg, for osteomyelitis); radius (25151)
• Radical resection for tumor, radius or ulna (25170)
• Carpectomy; one bone (25210)
• Carpectomy; all bones of proximal row (25215)
• Radial styloidectomy separate procedure (25230)
• Excision distal ulna, partial or comlete eg, Darrach type or matched resection) (25240)
• Exploration with removal of deep foreign body, forearm or wrist (25248)
• Removal of wrist prosthesis; separate procedure (25250)
• Removal of wrist prosthesis; complicated, including total wrist (25251)
• Manipulation, wrist, under anesthesia (25259)
• Repair, tendon or muscle, flexor, forearm and/or wrist; primary, single, each tendon or muscle (25260)
• Repair, tendon or muscle, flexor, forearm and/or wrist; secondary, single, each tendon or muscle (25263)
• Repair, tendon or muscle, flexor, forearm and/or wrist; secondary, with free graft (includes obtaining graft), each tendon or muscle (25265)
• Repair, tendon or muscle, extensor, forearm and/or wrist; primary, single, each tendon or muscle (25270)
• Repair, tendon or muscle, extensor, forearm and/or wrist; secondary, single, each tendon or muscle (25272)
• Repair, tendon or muscle, extensor, secondary, with tendon graft (includes obtaining graft), forearm and/or wrist, each tendon or muscle (25274)
• Repair, tendon sheath, extensor, forearm and or wrist, with free graft includes graft harvest (25275)
• Lengthening or shortening of flexor or extensor tendon, forearm and/or wrist, single, each tendon (25280)
• Tenotomy, open flexor or extensor tendon, forearm and/or wrist, single, each tendon (25290)
• Tenolysis, flexor or extensor tendon, forearm and/or wrist, single, each tendon (25295)
• Tenodesis at wrist; flexors of fingers (25300)
• Tenodesis at wrist; extensors of fingers (25301)
• Tendon transplantation or transfer, flexor or extensor, forearm and/or wrist, single; each tendon (25310)
• Tendon transplantation or transfer, flexor or extensor, forearm and/or wrist, single; with tendon graft (includes obtaining graft), each tendon (25312)
• Flexor origin slide eg, for cerebral palsy, Volkmann contracture), forearm and/or wrist (25315)
• Flexor origin slide for cerebral palsy, forearm and/or wrist; with tendon transfer (25316)
• Capsulorrhaphy or reconstruction, wrist, any method eg, capsulodesis, ligament repair, tendon transfer or graft) (includes synovectomy, capsulectomy, and open reduction) for carpal instability (25320)
• Arthroplasty, wrist (25332)
• Centralization of wrist on ulna eg, radial club hand) (25335)
• Reconstruction of unstable distal radioulnar joint (25337)
• Osteotomy, radius; distal third (25350)
• Osteotomy, radius; middle or proximal third (25355)
• Osteotomy; ulna (25360)
• Osteotomy; radius and ulna (25365)
• Multiple osteotomies, with realignment on intramedullary rod (Sofield type procedure); radius OR ulna (25370)
• Multiple osteotomies, with realignment on intramedullary rod (Sofield type procedure); radius AND ulna (25375)
• Osteoplasty, radius OR ulna; shortening (25390)
• Osteoplasty, radius OR ulna; lengthening with autograft (25391)
• Osteoplasty, radius AND ulna; shortening (excluding 64876) (25392)
• Osteoplasty, carpal bone, shortening (25393)
• Osteoplasty, carpal bone, shortening (25393)
• Repair of nonunion or malunion, radius OR ulna; without graft eg, compression technique) (25400)
• Repair of nonunion or malunion, radius OR ulna; with iliac or other autograft (includes obtaining graft) (25405)
• Repair of nonunion or malunion, radius AND ulna; without graft eg, compression technique, etc) (25415)
• Repair of nonunion or malunion, radius AND ulna; with iliac or other autograft (includes obtaining graft) (25420)
• Repair of defect with autograft; radius OR ulna (25425)
• Repair of defect with autograft; radius AND ulna (25426)
• Insertion vascular pedicle into carpal bone (25430)
• Repair of carpal bone nonunion other than scaphoid, each, including graft and fixation (25431)
• Repair of nonunion, scaphoid navicular bone, with or without radial styloidectomy (includes obtaining graft and necessary fixation) (25440)
• Arthroplasty with prosthetic replacement, distal radius (25441)
• Arthroplasty with prosthetic replacement, distal ulna (25442)
• Arthroplasty with prosthetic replacement, scaphoid (25443)
• Arthroplasty with prosthetic replacement, lunate (25444)
• Arthroplasty with prosthetic replacement, trapezium (25445)
• Arthroplasty with prosthetic replacement; distal radius and partial or entire carpus (total wrist) (25446)
• Interposition arthroplasty, intercarpal or carpometacarpal joints (25447)
• Revision of arthroplasty, including removal of implant, wrist joint (25449)
• Epiphyseal arrest by epiphysiodesis or stapling; distal radius OR ulna (25450)
• Epiphyseal arrest by epiphysiodesis or stapling; distal radius AND ulna (25455)
• Prophylactic treatment (nailing, pinning, plating or wiring) with or without methyl methacrylate; radius (25490)
• Prophylactic treatment (nailing, pinning, plating or wiring) with or without methyl methacrylate; ulna (25491)
• Prophylactic treatment (nailing, pinning, plating or wiring) with or without methyl methacrylate; radius AND ulna (25492)
• Closed treatment of radial shaft fracture; without manipulation (25500)
• Closed treatment of radial shaft fracture; with manipulation (25505)
• Open treatment of radial shaft fracture, with or without internal or external fixation (25515)
• Closed treatment of radial shaft fracture, with dislocation of distal radioulnar joint (Galeazzi fracture/dislocation) (25520)
• Open treatment of radial shaft fracture, with internal and/or external fixation and closed treatment of dislocation of distal radioulnar joint (Galeazzi fracture/dislocation), with or without percutaneous skeletal fixation (25525)
• Open treatment of radial shaft fracture, with internal and/or external fixation and open treatment, with or without internal or external fixation of distal radioulnar joint (Galeazzi fracture/dislocation), includes repair of t (25526)
• Closed treatment of ulnar shaft fracture; without manipulation (25530)
• Closed treatment of ulnar shaft fracture; with manipulation (25535)
• Open treatment of ulnar shaft fracture, with or without internal or external fixation (25545)
• Closed treatment of radial and ulnar shaft fractures; without manipulation (25560)
• Closed treatment of radial and ulnar shaft fractures; with manipulation (25565)
• Open treatment of radial and ulnar shaft fractures, with internal or external fixation; of radius OR ulna (25574)
• Open treatment of radial and ulnar shaft fractures, with internal or external fixation; of radius AND ulna (25575)
• Closed treatment of distal radial fracture eg, Colles or Smith type) or epiphyseal separation, with or without fracture of ulnar styloid; without manipulation (25600)
• Closed treatment of distal radial fracture eg, Colles or Smith type) or epiphyseal separation, with or without fracture of ulnar styloid; with manipulation (25605)
• Percutaneous fixation distal radius fracture or epiphyseal separation (25606)
• Percutaneous fixation distal radius fracture or epiphyseal separation (25606)
• Open treatment of extraarticular distal radial fracture or epiphyseal separation, with or without fracture of ulnar styloid, with or without internal or external fixation (25607)
• Open treatment of intraarticular distal radial fracture or epiphyseal separation with internal fixation of two fragments (25608)
• Open treatment of intraarticular distal radial fracture or epiphyseal separation with internal fixation of three or more fragments (25609)
• Closed treatment of carpal scaphoid navicular fracture; without manipulation (25622)
• Closed treatment of carpal scaphoid navicular fracture; with manipulation (25624)
• Open treatment of carpal scaphoid navicular fracture, with or without internal or external fixation (25628)
• Closed treatment of carpal bone fracture (excluding carpal scaphoid navicular); without manipulation, each bone (25630)
• Closed treatment of carpal bone fracture (excluding carpal scaphoid navicular); with manipulation, each bone (25635)
• Open treatment of carpal bone fracture (excluding carpal scaphoid navicular), each bone (25645)
• Closed treatment of ulnar styloid fracture (25650)
• Percutaneous fixation ulnar styloid fracture (25651)
• Open treatment ulnar styloid fracture (25652)
• Closed treatment of radiocarpal or intercarpal dislocation, one or more bones, with manipulation (25660)
• Open treatment of radiocarpal or intercarpal dislocation, one or more bones (25670)
• Percutaneous fixation distal radioulnar dislocation (25671)
• Closed treatment of distal radioulnar dislocation with manipulation (25675)
• Open treatment of distal radioulnar dislocation, acute or chronic (25676)
• Closed treatment of trans-scaphoperilunar type of fracture dislocation, with manipulation (25680)
• Open treatment of trans-scaphoperilunar type of fracture dislocation (25685)
• Closed treatment of lunate dislocation, with manipulation (25690)
• Open treatment of lunate dislocation (25695)
• Arthrodesis, wrist joint (including radiocarpal and/or ulnocarpal fusion); without bone graft (25800)
• Arthrodesis, wrist joint (including radiocarpal and/or ulnocarpal fusion); with sliding graft (25805)
• Arthrodesis, wrist joint (including radiocarpal and/or ulnocarpal fusion); with iliac or other autograft (includes obtaining graft) (25810)
• Intercarpal fusion; without bone graft (25820)
• Intercarpal fusion; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (25825)
• Arthrodesis and resection of radioulnar joint (25830)
• Amputation, forearm, through radius and ulna (25900)
• Amputation, forearm, through radius and ulna; open, circular (guillotine) (25905)
• Amputation, forearm, through radius and ulna; secondary closure or scar revision (25907)
• Amputation, forearm, through radius and ulna; reamputation (25909)
• Krukenberg procedure (25915)
• Disarticulation through wrist (25920)
• Disarticulation through wrist; secondary closure or scar revision (25922)
• Disarticulation through wrist; reamputation (25924)
• Transmetacarpal amputation (25927)
• Transmetacarpal amputation; secondary closure or scar revision (25929)
• Transmetacarpal amputation; reamputation (25931)
• Unlisted procedure, forearm or wrist (25999)
• Drainage of finger abscess; simple (26010)
• Drainage of finger abscess; complicated eg, felon, etc) (26011)
• Drainage of tendon sheath, one digit and/or palm (26020)
• Drainage of palmar bursa; single, ulnar or radial (26025)
• Drainage of palmar bursa; multiple or complicated (26030)
• Incision, deep, with opening of bone cortex eg, for osteomyelitis or bone abscess), hand or finger (26034)
• Decompression fingers and/or hand, injection injury eg, grease gun, etc) (26035)
• Decompressive fasciotomy, hand (excludes 26035) (26037)
• Fasciotomy, palmar, for Dupuytrens contracture; closed (subcutaneous) (26040)
• Fasciotomy, palmar, for Dupuytrens contracture; open, partial (26045)
• Tendon sheath incision eg, for trigger finger) (26055)
• Tenotomy, subcutaneous, single, each digit (26060)
• Arthrotomy, for infection, with exploration, drainage or removal of foreign body; carpometacarpal joint (26070)
• Arthrotomy, for infection, with exploration, drainage or removal of foreign body; metacarpophalangeal joint (26075)
• Arthrotomy, for infection, with exploration, drainage or removal of foreign body; interphalangeal joint, each (26080)
• Arthrotomy with synovial biopsy; carpometacarpal joint (26100)
• Arthrotomy for synovial biopsy; metacarpophalangeal joint (26105)
• Arthrotomy for synovial biopsy; interphalangeal joint, each (26110)
• Excision, tumor or vascular malformation, hand or finger; subcutaneous (26115)
• Excision, tumor or vascular malformation, hand or finger; deep, subfascial, intramuscular (26116)
• Radical resection of tumor eg, malignant neoplasm), soft tissue of hand or finger (26117)
• Fasciectomy, palmar only, with or without z-plasty, other local tissue rearrangement, or skin grafting (includes obtaining graft); (26121)
• Fasciectomy, palmar only, with or without z-plasty, other local tissue rearrangement, or skin grafting (includes obtaining graft); partial palmar excision with release of single digit including proximal interphalangeal joint (26123)
• Fasciectomy, palmar only, with or without z-plasty, other local tissue rearrangement, or skin grafting (includes obtaining graft); partial palmar excision with release of each additional digit, including proximal interphalangeal joint (26125)
• Synovectomy, carpometacarpal joint (26130)
• Synovectomy, metacarpophalangeal joint including intrinsic release and extensor hood reconstruction, each digit (26135)
• Synovectomy, proximal interphalangeal joint, including extensor reconstruction, each interphalangeal joint (26140)
• Synovectomy tendon sheath, radical tenosynovectomy, flexor, palm or finger, single, each digit (26145)
• Excision of lesion of tendon sheath or capsule eg, cyst, mucous cyst, or ganglion), hand or finger (26160)
• Excision of tendon, palm, flexor, single separate procedure, each (26170)
• Excision of tendon, finger, flexor separate procedure (26180)
• Sesamoidectomy, finger or thumb (26185)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of metacarpal (26200)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of metacarpal; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (26205)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of proximal, middle or distal phalanx of finger (26210)
• Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of proximal, middle or distal phalanx of finger; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (26215)
• Partial excision craterization, saucerization, or diaphysectomy of bone eg, for osteomyelitis); metacarpal (26230)
• Partial excision craterization, saucerization, or diaphysectomy of bone eg, for osteomyelitis); proximal or middle phalanx of finger (26235)
• Partial excision craterization, saucerization, or diaphysectomy of bone eg, for osteomyelitis); distal phalanx of finger (26236)
• Radical resection ostectomy for tumor, metacarpal (26250)
• Radical resection ostectomy for tumor, metacarpal; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (26255)
• Radical resection ostectomy for tumor, proximal or middle phalanx of finger (26260)
• Radical resection ostectomy for tumor, proximal or middle phalanx of finger; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (26261)
• Radical resection ostectomy for tumor, distal phalanx of finger (26262)
• Removal of implant from finger or hand (26320)
• Manipulation finger joint under anesthesia, each joint (26340)
• Flexor tendon repair or advancement, single, not in no mans land; primary or secondary without free graft, each tendon (26350)
• Flexor tendon repair or advancement, single, not in no mans land; secondary with free graft (includes obtaining graft), each (26352)
• Flexor tendon repair or advancement, single, in no mans land; primary, each tendon (26356)
• Flexor tendon repair or advancement, single, in no mans land; secondary, each tendon (26357)
• Flexor tendon repair or advancement, single, in no mans land secondary with free graft (includes obtaining graft), each (26358)
• Profundus tendon repair or advancement, with intact sublimis; primary (26370)
• Profundus tendon repair or advancement, with intact sublimis; secondary with free graft (includes obtaining graft) (26372)
• Profundus tendon repair or advancement, with intact sublimis; secondary without free graft (26373)
• Flexor tendon excision, implantation of plastic tube or rod for delayed tendon graft, hand or finger (26390)
• Removal of tube or rod and insertion of flexor tendon graft (includes obtaining graft), hand or finger (26392)
• Extensor tendon repair, dorsum of hand, single, primary or secondary; without free graft, each tendon (26410)
• Extensor tendon repair, dorsum of hand, single, primary or secondary; with free graft, (includes obtaining graft), each tendon (26412)
• Extensor tendon excision, implantation of plastic tube or rod for delayed extensor tendon graft, hand or finger (26415)
• Removal of tube or rod and insertion of extensor tendon graft (includes obtaining graft), hand or finger (26416)
• Extensor tendon repair, dorsum of finger, single, primary or secondary, without free graft, each tendon (26418)
• Extensor tendon repair, dorsum of finger, single, primary or secondary, with free graft, (includes obtaining graft) each tendon (26420)
• Extensor tendon repair, central slip repair, secondary (boutonniere deformity); using local tissues (26426)
• Extensor tendon repair, central slip repair, secondary (boutonniere deformity); with free graft (includes obtaining graft) (26428)
• Extensor tendon repair, distal insertion (mallet finger), closed, splinting with or without percutaneous pinning (26432)
• Extensor tendon repair, distal insertion (mallet finger), open, primary or secondary repair; without graft (26433)
• Extensor tendon repair, distal insertion (mallet finger), open, primary or secondary repair; with graft (26434)
• Extensor tendon realignment, hand (26437)
• Tenolysis, simple, flexor tendon; palm OR finger, single, each tendon (26440)
• Tenolysis, simple, flexor tendon; palm AND finger, each tendon (26442)
• Tenolysis, extensor tendon, dorsum of hand or finger, each tendon (26445)
• Tenolysis, complex, extensor tendon, dorsum of hand or finger, including hand and forearm (26449)
• Tenotomy, flexor, single, palm, open, each (26450)
• Tenotomy, flexor, single, finger, open, each (26455)
• Tenotomy, extensor hand or finger, single, open, each (26460)
• Tenodesis; for proximal interphalangeal joint stabilization (26471)
• Tenodesis; for distal joint stabilization (26474)
• Tendon lengthening, extensor, hand or finger, single, each (26476)
• Tendon shortening, extensor, hand or finger, single, each (26477)
• Tendon lengthening, flexor, hand or finger, single, each (26478)
• Tendon shortening, flexor, hand or finger, single, each (26479)
• Tendon transfer or transplant, carpometacarpal area or dorsum of hand, single; without free graft, each (26480)
• Tendon transfer or transplant, carpometacarpal area or dorsum of hand, single; with free tendon graft (includes obtaining graft), each tendon (26483)
• Tendon transfer or transplant, palmar, single, each tendon; without free tendon graft (26485)
• Tendon transfer or transplant, palmar, single, each tendon; with free tendon graft (includes obtaining graft), each tendon (26489)
• Opponens plasty; sublimis tendon transfer type (26490)
• Opponens plasty; tendon transfer with graft (includes obtaining graft) (26492)
• Opponens plasty; hypothenar muscle transfer (26494)
• Opponens plasty; other methods (26496)
• Tendon transfer to restore intrinsic function; ring and small finger (26497)
• Tendon transfer to restore intrinsic function; all four fingers (26498)
• Correction claw finger, other methods (26499)
• Tendon pulley reconstruction, with local tissues separate procedure (26500)
• Tendon pulley reconstruction; with tendon or fascial graft (includes obtaining graft) separate procedure (26502)
• Thenar muscle release for thumb contracture (26508)
• Cross intrinsic transfer (26510)
• Capsulodesis for M-P joint stabilization; single digit (26516)
• Capsulodesis for M-P joint stabilization; two digits (26517)
• Capsulodesis for M-P joint stabilization; three or four digits (26518)
• Capsulectomy or capsulotomy for contracture; metacarpophalangeal joint, single, each (26520)
• Capsulectomy or capsulotomy for contracture; interphalangeal joint, single each (26525)
• Arthroplasty, metacarpophalangeal joint; single, each (26530)
• Arthroplasty, metacarpophalangeal joint; with prosthetic implant, single, each (26531)
• Arthroplasty, interphalangeal joint; single, each (26535)
• Arthroplasty, interphalangeal joint; with prosthetic implant, single, each (26536)
• Primary repair of collateral ligament, metacarpophalangeal joint (26540)
• Primary repair of collateral ligament, metacarpophalangeal joint; with tendon or fascial graft (includes obtaining graft) (26541)
• Primary repair of collateral ligament, metacarpophalangeal joint; with local tissue eg, adductor advancement) (26542)
• Reconstruction, collateral ligament, interphalangeal joint, single, including graft, each joint (26545)
• Repair nonunion, metacarpal or phalanx, including bone graft harvest (26546)
• Repair and reconstruction, finger volar plate, interphalangeal joint (26548)
• Pollicization of a digit (26550)
• Digit reconstruction with wrap-around toe and bone graft (26551)
• Digit reconstruction with toe other than great toe (26553)
• Digit reconstructions with toes other than great toe - double (26554)
• Positional change of other finger (26555)
• Transfer, free toe joint with microvascular anastomosis (26556)
• Repair of syndactyly web finger each web space; with skin flaps (26560)
• Repair of syndactyly web finger each web space; with skin flaps and grafts (26561)
• Repair of syndactyly web finger each web space; complex, involving bone, nails, etc (26562)
• Osteotomy for correction of deformity; metacarpal (26565)
• Osteotomy for correction of deformity; phalanx of finger (26567)
• Osteoplasty for lengthening of metacarpal or phalanx (26568)
• Repair cleft hand (26580)
• Reconstruction of supernumerary digit, soft tissue and bone (26587)
• Repair macrodactylia (26590)
• Repair, intrinsic muscles of hand (26591)
• Release, intrinsic muscles of hand (26593)
• Excision of constricting ring of finger, with multiple Z-plasties (26596)
• Closed treatment of metacarpal fracture, single; without manipulation, each bone (26600)
• Closed treatment of metacarpal fracture, single; with manipulation, each bone (26605)
• Closed treatment of metacarpal fracture, single; with manipulation, with internal or external fixation, each bone (26607)
• Percutaneous skeletal fixation of metacarpal fracture, each bone (26608)
• Open treatment of metacarpal fracture, single, with or without internal or external fixation, each bone (26615)
• Closed treatment of carpometacarpal dislocation, thumb, with manipulation (26641)
• Closed treatment of carpometacarpal fracture dislocation, thumb Bennett fracture, with manipulation (26645)
• Percutaneous skeletal fixation of carpometacarpal fracture dislocation, thumb Bennett fracture, with manipulation, with or without external fixation (26650)
• Open treatment of carpometacarpal fracture dislocation, thumb Bennett fracture, with or without internal or external fixation (26665)
• Closed treatment of carpometacarpal dislocation, other than thumb Bennett fracture, single, with manipulation; without anesthesia (26670)
• Closed treatment of carpometacarpal dislocation, other than thumb Bennett fracture, single, with manipulation; requiring anesthesia (26675)
• Percutaneous skeletal fixation of carpometacarpal dislocation, other than thumb Bennett fracture, single, with manipulation (26676)
• Open treatment of carpometacarpal dislocation, other than thumb Bennett fracture; single, with or without internal or external fixation (26685)
• Open treatment of carpometacarpal dislocation, other than thumb Bennett fracture; complex, multiple or delayed reduction (26686)
• Closed treatment of metacarpophalangeal dislocation, single, with manipulation; without anesthesia (26700)
• Closed treatment of metacarpophalangeal dislocation, single, with manipulation; requiring anesthesia (26705)
• Percutaneous skeletal fixation of metacarpophalangeal dislocation, single, with manipulation (26706)
• Open treatment of metacarpophalangeal dislocation, single, with or without internal or external fixation (26715)
• Closed treatment of phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb; without manipulation, each (26720)
• Closed treatment of phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb; with manipulation, with or without skin or skeletal traction, each (26725)
• Percutaneous skeletal fixation of unstable phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb, with manipulation, each (26727)
• Open treatment of phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb, with or without internal or external fixation, each (26735)
• Closed treatment of articular fracture, involving metacarpophalangeal or proximal interphalangeal joint; without manipulation, each (26740)
• Closed treatment of articular fracture, involving metacarpophalangeal or proximal interphalangeal joint; with manipulation, each (26742)
• Open treatment of articular fracture, involving metacarpophalangeal or proximal interphalangeal joint, with or without internal or external fixation, each (26746)
• Closed treatment of distal phalangeal fracture, finger or thumb; without manipulation, each (26750)
• Closed treatment of distal phalangeal fracture, finger or thumb; with manipulation, each (26755)
• Percutaneous skeletal fixation of distal phalangeal fracture, finger or thumb, each (26756)
• Open treatment of distal phalangeal fracture, finger or thumb, with or without internal or external fixation, each (26765)
• Closed treatment of interphalangeal joint dislocation, single, with manipulation; without anesthesia (26770)
• Closed treatment of interphalangeal joint dislocation, single, with manipulation; requiring anesthesia (26775)
• Percutaneous skeletal fixation of interphalangeal joint dislocation, single, with manipulation (26776)
• Open treatment of interphalangeal joint dislocation, with or without internal or external fixation, single (26785)
• Fusion in opposition, thumb, with autogenous graft (includes obtaining graft) (26820)
• Arthrodesis, carpometacarpal joint, thumb, with or without internal fixation (26841)
• Arthrodesis, carpometacarpal joint, thumb, with or without internal fixation; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (26842)
• Arthrodesis, carpometacarpal joint, digits, other than thumb (26843)
• Arthrodesis, carpometacarpal joint, digits, other than thumb; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (26844)
• Arthrodesis, metacarpophalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation (26850)
• Arthrodesis, metacarpophalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (26852)
• Arthrodesis, interphalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation (26860)
• Arthrodesis, interphalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation; each additional interphalangeal joint (26861)
• Arthrodesis, interphalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation; with autograft (includes obtaining graft) (26862)
• Arthrodesis, interphalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation; with autograft (includes obtaining graft), each additional joint (26863)
• Amputation, metacarpal, with finger or thumb (ray amputation), single, with or without interosseous transfer (26910)
• Amputation, finger or thumb, primary or secondary, any joint or phalanx, finger, including neurectomies; with direct closure (26951)
• Amputation, finger or thumb, primary or secondary, any joint or phalanx, finger, including neurectomies; with local advancement flaps (V-Y, hood) (26952)
• Unlisted procedure, hand or fingers (26989)
• Application of cast; shoulder to hand (long arm) (29065)
• Application of cast; elbow to finger (short arm) (29075)
• Application of cast; hand to lower forearm (gauntlet) (29085)
• Application of finger cast (29086)
• Application of long arm splint (shoulder to hand) (29105)
• Application of short arm splint (forearm to hand); static (29125)
• Application of short arm splint (forearm to hand); dynamic (29126)
• Application of finger splint; static (29130)
• Application of finger splint; dynamic (29131)
• Strapping; shoulder (29240)
• Strapping; elbow or wrist (29260)
• Strapping; hand or finger (29280)
• Arthroscopy, wrist, diagnostic; with or without synovial biopsy (29840)
• Arthroscopy, wrist, surgical; for infection, lavage and drainage (29843)
• Arthroscopy, wrist, surgical; synovectomy, partial (29844)
• Arthroscopy, wrist, surgical; synovectomy, complete (29845)
• Arthroscopy, wrist, surgical; excision of triangular fibrocartilage and/or joint debridement (29846)
• Arthroscopy, wrist, surgical; internal fixation for fracture or instability (29847)
• Endoscopic carpal tunnel release (29848)
• Direct repair of aneurysm or excision (partial or total) and graft insertion, with or without patch graft; for aneurysm, false aneurism and associated occlusive disease, radial or ulnar artery (35045)
• Repair blood vessel, direct; upper extremity (35206)
• Repair blood vessel, direct; hand, finger (35207)
• Repair blood vessel with vein graft; upper extremity (35236)
• Repair blood vessel with graft other than vein; upper extremity (35266)
• Ligation, major artery eg, post-traumatic, rupture); extremity (37618)
• Unlisted vascular procedure (37799)
• Bone marrow; aspiration only (38220)
• Bone marrow transplantation; autologous (38241)
• Injection, anesthetic agent; other peripheral nerve or branch (64450)
• Neuroplasty; digital, one or both, same digit (64702)
• Neuroplasty; nerve of hand or foot (64704)
• Neuroplasty, major peripheral nerve, arm or leg; other than specified (64708)
• Neuroplasty, major peripheral nerve, arm or leg; sciatic nerve (64712)
• Neuroplasty, major peripheral nerve, arm or leg; brachial plexus (64713)
• Neuroplasty and/or transposition; ulnar nerve at elbow (64718)
• Neuroplasty and/or transposition; ulnar nerve at wrist (64719)
• Neuroplasty and/or transposition; median nerve at carpal tunnel (64721)
• Decompression; unspecified nerve (64722)
• Excision of neuroma; cutaneous nerve, surgically identifiable (64774)
• Excision of neuroma; digital nerve, one or both, same digit (64776)
• Excision of neuroma; digital nerve, each additional digit (list separately by this number) (64778)
• Excision of neuroma; hand or foot, except digital nerve (64782)
• Excision of neuroma; hand or foot, each additional nerve, except same digit (list separately by this number) (64783)
• Excision of neuroma; major peripheral nerve, except sciatic (64784)
• Implantation of nerve end into bone or muscle (list separately in addition to neuroma excision) (64787)
• Excision of neurofibroma or neurolemmoma; cutaneous nerve (64788)
• Excision of neurofibroma or neurolemmoma; major peripheral nerve (64790)
• Excision of neurofibroma or neurolemmoma; extensive (including malignant type) (64792)
• Biopsy of nerve (64795)
• Sympathectomy, digital arteries, with magnification, each digit (64820)
• Periarterial sympathectomy, radial artery (64821)
• Periarterial sympathectomy, ulnar artery (64822)
• Periarterial sympathectomy, superficial palmar arch (64823)
• Suture of digital nerve, hand or foot; one nerve (64831)
• Suture of digital nerve, hand or foot; each additional (64832)
• Suture of one nerve, hand or foot; common sensory nerve (64834)
• Suture of one nerve, hand or foot; median motor thenar (64835)
• Suture of one nerve, hand or foot; ulnar motor (64836)
• Suture of each additional nerve, hand or foot (64837)
• Suture of major peripheral nerve, arm or leg, except sciatic; including transposition (64856)
• Suture of major peripheral nerve, arm or leg, except sciatic; without transposition (64857)
• Suture of each additional major peripheral nerve (64859)
• Suture of; brachial plexus (64861)
• Suture of nerve; requiring secondary or delayed suture list separately in addition to code for primary neurorrhaphy (64872)
• Suture of nerve; requiring secondary or delayed suture list separately in addition to code for primary neurorrhaphy (64872)
• Suture of nerve; requiring extensive mobilization, or transposition of nerve (in addition to nerve suture) (64874)
• Suture of nerve; requiring shortening of bone list separately in addition to code for primary neurorrhaphy (64876)
• Nerve graft (includes obtaining graft), single strand, hand or foot; up to 4 cm in length (64890)
• Nerve graft (includes obtaining graft), single strand, hand or foot; more than 4 cm in length (64891)
• Nerve graft (includes obtaining graft), single strand, arm or leg; up to 4 cm in length (64892)
• Nerve graft (includes obtaining graft), single strand, arm or leg; more than 4 cm in length (64893)
• Nerve graft (includes obtaining graft), multiple strands (cable), hand or foot; up to 4 cm length (64895)
• Nerve graft (includes obtaining graft), multiple strands (cable) , hand or foot; more than 4 cm length (64896)
• Nerve graft including harvest, multiple strands, arm, up to 4 cm in length (64897)
• Nerve graft including harvest, multiple strands, arm, greather than 4 cm in length (64898)
• Nerve graft, each additional nerve; single strand (64901)
• Nerve graft, each additional nerve; multiple strands (cable) (64902)
• Nerve pedicle transfer; first stage (64905)
• Nerve pedicle transfer; second stage (64907)
• Nerve repair with synthetic conduit, each (64910)
• Nerve repair with autogenous vein conduit, each, including graft harvest (64911)
• Nerve procedure, unlisted (64999)