Who is Dr. Crosby, Orthopedic Hand Surgeon in Indianapolis, IN?
Dr. Nicholas Crosby, MD is an Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, who primarily practices in Indianapolis, IN with 2 additional practice locations.
Dr. Crosby is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Crosby’s practice accepts Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Crosby’s office at (317) 875-9105.
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Crosby?
Dr. Nicholas Crosby, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Orthopedic Hand Surgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array
of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Crosby empowers
patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Arthroscopic Surgery, Elbow Reconstruction, Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Injuries, Trauma, Upper Extremity Surgery, Upper Extremity Trauma, or comprehensive
wellness support. Serving
the Indianapolis/IN community, Dr. Crosby is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
What languages does Dr. Crosby speak?
Dr. Crosby and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
What conditions does Dr. Crosby treat?
As an Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, Dr. Crosby diagnoses, treats, and manages
a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized
insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated
by Dr. Crosby. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience
and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
M1812: Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand
M1811: Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, right hand
M19011: Primary osteoarthritis, right shoulder
Also known as:
Right Ulnar Nerve Damage
Ulnar Nerve Damage
Peripheral Nerve Disorder
Right Ulnar Neuropathy
Right Elbow Nerve Pain
Right Funny Bone Injury
Ulnar Neuropathy
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
ICD-10 Codes:
G5621: Lesion of ulnar nerve, right upper limb
G5622: Lesion of ulnar nerve, left upper limb
Also known as:
Trigger Right Middle Finger
Trigger Right Ring Finger
Finger Injuries and Disorder
Tendinitis
Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Right Middle Finger
Right Middle Finger Tendonitis
Snapping Right Middle Finger
Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Right Ring Finger
Right Ring Finger Tendonitis
Snapping Right Ring Finger
ICD-10 Codes:
M65331: Trigger finger, right middle finger
M65341: Trigger finger, right ring finger
Also known as:
Other Specified Aftercare
Specific post-op care
Specialized recovery care
Follow-up for specific procedures
ICD-10 Codes:
Z5189: Encounter for other specified aftercare
Also known as:
Right Wrist Pain
Pain
Wrist Injuries and Disorder
Aching right wrist
Sore right wrist
Right wrist discomfort
ICD-10 Codes:
M25531: Pain in right wrist
Also known as:
Dupuytren's Contracture
Connective Tissue Disorder
Finger Injuries and Disorder
Dupuytren contracture
Palmar fibromatosis
Viking disease
Hand contracture
ICD-10 Codes:
M720: Palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren]
Also known as:
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
Hand Injuries and Disorder
Tendinitis
De Quervain's Disease', 'Washerwoman's Sprain
Radial Styloid Tenosynovitis
ICD-10 Codes:
M654: Radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain]
Also known as:
Right Hand Pain
Hand Injuries and Disorder
Pain
Pain in right palm
Right wrist and hand pain
Right hand discomfort
ICD-10 Codes:
M79641: Pain in right hand
Also known as:
Other Pre-Procedure Examination
Various pre-op checks
Miscellaneous pre-surgery exams
Other pre-treatment assessments
ICD-10 Codes:
Z01818: Encounter for other preprocedural examination
Also known as:
Trigger Thumb
Finger Injuries and Disorder
Tendinitis
Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Thumb
Thumb Tendonitis
Thumb Locking
ICD-10 Codes:
M65311: Trigger thumb, right thumb
Also known as:
Pain in Left Wrist
Pain
Wrist Injuries and Disorder
Left Wrist Ache
Left Wrist Discomfort
Sore Left Wrist
ICD-10 Codes:
M25532: Pain in left wrist
What procedures does Dr. Crosby perform?
As an Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, Dr. Crosby performs a variety of medical procedures.
This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights
the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Crosby. It provides insight
into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters
from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery (Endoscopic)
Trigger Finger Release Surgery
Wrist Ganglion Cyst Removal
Dupuytren's Contracture Surgery (Single Finger)
Wrist Bone Removal
Small Hand/Finger Tumor Removal
Hand/Finger Soft Tissue Tumor Removal
Dupuytren's Contracture Surgery (Additional Finger)
29848: Endoscopy, wrist, surgical, with release of transverse carpal ligament
26055: Tendon sheath incision (eg, for trigger finger)
25111: Excision of ganglion, wrist (dorsal or volar); primary
26123: Fasciectomy, partial palmar with release of single digit including proximal interphalangeal joint, with or without Z-plasty, other local tissue rearrangement, or skin grafting (includes obtaining graft);
25210: Carpectomy; 1 bone
26115: Excision, tumor or vascular malformation, soft tissue of hand or finger, subcutaneous; less than 1.5 cm
26113: Excision, tumor, soft tissue, or vascular malformation, of hand or finger, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); 1.5 cm or greater
26125: Fasciectomy, partial palmar with release of single digit including proximal interphalangeal joint, with or without Z-plasty, other local tissue rearrangement, or skin grafting (includes obtaining graft); each additional digit (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
Extensive Shoulder Arthroscopy Debridement
Shoulder Arthroscopy with Capsulorrhaphy
Shoulder SLAP Tear Repair (Arthroscopic)
Shoulder Arthroscopy with Biceps Repair
Shoulder Bone Shaving (Arthroscopic)
Endoscopy
Shoulder Scope Cleaning
Arthroscopic Shoulder Debridement
Shoulder Joint Cleanup Surgery
Keyhole Shoulder Surgery
Shoulder Capsule Repair
Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization
Arthroscopic SLAP Lesion Repair
Shoulder Labrum Repair (Arthroscopic)
Keyhole Shoulder Surgery for SLAP
Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis
Keyhole Shoulder Biceps Surgery
Shoulder Scope Biceps Repair
Arthroscopic Distal Claviculectomy
Mumford Procedure (Arthroscopic)
AC Joint Resection (Arthroscopic)
CPT Codes:
29823: Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; debridement, extensive, 3 or more discrete structures (eg, humeral bone, humeral articular cartilage, glenoid bone, glenoid articular cartilage, biceps tendon, biceps anchor complex, labrum, articular capsule, articular side of the rotator cuff, bursal side of the rotator cuff, subacromial bursa, foreign body[ies])
26160: Excision of lesion of tendon sheath or joint capsule (eg, cyst, mucous cyst, or ganglion), hand or finger
Also known as:
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Shoulder Arthroscopy for Decompression
Endoscopy
Shoulder Arthroscopy for Rotator Cuff
Keyhole Rotator Cuff Surgery
Minimally Invasive Shoulder Repair
Arthroscopic Shoulder Decompression
Subacromial Decompression
Shoulder Impingement Surgery
Acromioplasty
CPT Codes:
29827: Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with rotator cuff repair
29826: Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; decompression of subacromial space with partial acromioplasty, with coracoacromial ligament (ie, arch) release, when performed (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
25320: Capsulorrhaphy or reconstruction, wrist, open (eg, capsulodesis, ligament repair, tendon transfer or graft) (includes synovectomy, capsulotomy and open reduction) for carpal instability
Also known as:
Finger Bone Infection Removal
Partial Finger Bone Removal
Finger Bone Cyst or Tumor Removal
Finger Phalanx Bone Excision
Osteomyelitis of Finger Treatment
Distal Phalanx Excision
Finger Bone Debridement
Osteomyelitis Finger Surgery
Finger Tip Bone Removal
Finger Bone Tumor Excision
Finger Bone Cyst Curettage
Remove Finger Bone Growth
CPT Codes:
26235: Partial excision (craterization, saucerization, or diaphysectomy) bone (eg, osteomyelitis); proximal or middle phalanx of finger
26236: Partial excision (craterization, saucerization, or diaphysectomy) bone (eg, osteomyelitis); distal phalanx of finger
26210: Excision or curettage of bone cyst or benign tumor of proximal, middle, or distal phalanx of finger;
Also known as:
Shoulder Tendon Release
Forearm/Wrist Tendon Transfer
Shoulder Tenotomy
Tendon Lengthening (Shoulder)
Shoulder Tendon Cutting
Rotator Cuff Tendon Release
Tendon Transplant (Arm/Wrist)
Tendon Graft (Forearm)
Flexor Tendon Transfer
Extensor Tendon Transfer
CPT Codes:
23405: Tenotomy, shoulder area; single tendon
25310: Tendon transplantation or transfer, flexor or extensor, forearm and/or wrist, single; each tendon
Also known as:
Wrist or Hand Joint Replacement (Interposition)
Intercarpal Arthroplasty
Carpometacarpal Joint Replacement
Tendon Interposition Arthroplasty
CPT Codes:
25447: Arthroplasty, Intercarpal Or Carpometacarpal Joints; Interposition (Eg, Tendon)
Also known as:
Removal of Deep Surgical Implant
Hardware Removal Surgery
Buried Implant Extraction
Orthopedic Implant Removal
CPT Codes:
20680: Removal of implant; deep (eg, buried wire, pin, screw, metal band, nail, rod or plate)
Also known as:
Hand Tendon Transfer
Carpometacarpal Tendon Transplant
Dorsum of Hand Tendon Surgery
Tendon Relocation in Hand
CPT Codes:
26480: Transfer or transplant of tendon, carpometacarpal area or dorsum of hand; without free graft, each tendon
Also known as:
Extensive Elbow Arthroscopy with Debridement
Tennis Elbow Surgery (Open Debridement)
Endoscopy
Elbow Scope with Cleaning
Surgical Elbow Debridement
Arthroscopic Elbow Cleanup
Epicondylitis Debridement', 'Golfer's Elbow Surgery
26116: Excision, tumor, soft tissue, or vascular malformation, of hand or finger, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); less than 1.5 cm
Also known as:
Finger or Thumb Amputation
Digit Amputation
Finger Removal
Thumb Amputation Surgery
CPT Codes:
26951: Amputation, finger or thumb, primary or secondary, any joint or phalanx, single, including neurectomies; with direct closure
Also known as:
Wrist or Forearm Tendon Sheath Removal (Flexor Side)
Flexor Tenosynovectomy
Wrist Synovial Excision
Forearm Tendon Sheath Excision
CPT Codes:
25115: Radical excision of bursa, synovia of wrist, or forearm tendon sheaths (eg, tenosynovitis, fungus, Tbc, or other granulomas, rheumatoid arthritis); flexors
Also known as:
Joint or Bursa Injection/Aspiration
Arthrocentesis
Joint Fluid Removal
Bursa Injection
CPT Codes:
20605: Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance
Also known as:
Tendon Lengthening in Upper Arm or Elbow
Arm Tendon Surgery
Elbow Tendon Release
Upper Arm Tendon Lengthening
Tendon Extension Surgery
CPT Codes:
24305: Tendon lengthening, upper arm or elbow, each tendon
Also known as:
Finger Ligament Repair
Collateral ligament repair (finger)
MP joint ligament repair
Finger joint stabilization surgery
CPT Codes:
26540: Repair of collateral ligament, metacarpophalangeal or interphalangeal joint
Also known as:
Wrist Fusion with Bone Graft
Wrist Arthrodesis
Surgical Wrist Fusion
Bone Graft for Wrist
CPT Codes:
25825: Arthrodesis, Wrist; With Autograft (Includes Obtaining Graft)
Also known as:
Short Arm Cast Application
Elbow to Finger Cast
Forearm Cast
Arm Immobilization Cast
CPT Codes:
29075: Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm)
Also known as:
Ulnar Nerve Release or Repositioning at Elbow
Ulnar Nerve Repair or Repositioning at Wrist
Spinal Nerve Transection
Ulnar Nerve Transposition
Cubital Tunnel Release
Elbow Nerve Surgery
Neuroplasty Ulnar Nerve
Ulnar nerve neuroplasty wrist
Ulnar nerve transposition wrist
Wrist ulnar nerve release
Spinal Nerve Avulsion
Extradural Nerve Cut
Nerve Root Sectioning
CPT Codes:
64718: Neuroplasty and/or transposition; ulnar nerve at elbow
64719: Neuroplasty and/or transposition; ulnar nerve at wrist
64772: Transection or avulsion of other spinal nerve, extradural
Also known as:
Peripheral Nerve Block
Nerve injection
Pain relief injection
Steroid injection for nerve pain
CPT Codes:
64450: Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; other peripheral nerve or branch
Also known as:
Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Shoulder Nerve Injection
Arm Pain Injection
Imaging-Guided Nerve Block
CPT Codes:
64415: Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; brachial plexus, including imaging guidance, when performed
Also known as:
Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
Median Nerve Neuroplasty
Carpal Tunnel Decompression
Median Nerve Transposition
CPT Codes:
64721: Neuroplasty and/or transposition; median nerve at carpal tunnel
Also known as:
Major Arm or Leg Nerve Repair
Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Nerve Reconstruction Arm/Leg
Open Neuroplasty
CPT Codes:
64708: Neuroplasty, major peripheral nerve, arm or leg, open; other than specified
Also known as:
Island Pedicle Flap Surgery
Pedicle flap
Tissue flap surgery
Skin transfer surgery
Reconstructive flap
CPT Codes:
15740: Flap; island pedicle requiring identification and dissection of an anatomically named axial vessel
Also known as:
Skin Flap Surgery
Tissue Transfer
Local Flap Reconstruction
Adjacent Tissue Rearrangement
CPT Codes:
14040: Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; defect 10 sq cm or less
Also known as:
Ingrown Toenail Removal
Nail Matrix Excision
Permanent Nail Removal
Deformed Nail Surgery
Toenail Avulsion
CPT Codes:
11750: Excision of nail and nail matrix, partial or complete (eg, ingrown or deformed nail), for permanent removal;
Also known as:
Deep Wound Cleaning for Open Fracture
Excisional Debridement (Bone)
Open Fracture Debridement
Foreign Material Removal (Fracture)
Deep Tissue Wound Cleaning
CPT Codes:
11012: Debridement including removal of foreign material at the site of an open fracture and/or an open dislocation (eg, excisional debridement); skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle fascia, muscle, and bone
Also known as:
Nail Bed Repair
Fingernail Bed Repair
Toenail Bed Repair
Nail Injury Repair
CPT Codes:
11760: Repair of nail bed
Does Dr. Crosby accept my insurance?
Dr. Crosby accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (317) 875-9105 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Crosby accept in Indianapolis, IN?
Dr. Crosby in Indianapolis, IN accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
What is Dr. Crosby's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Crosby's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1285892877.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Crosby?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Crosby
What is Dr. Nicholas Crosby's specialty?
Dr. Crosby is a Orthopedic Hand Surgeon near Indianapolis, IN.
An orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the upper extremity focuses on the investigation, preservation, and restoration of all structures affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist. This specialist employs medical, surgical, and rehabilitative techniques to treat various conditions and injuries related to the upper extremity. Contact Dr. Crosby to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Nicholas Crosby affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Crosby is affiliated with IU Health Arnett Hospital which is a Castle Connolly
Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their
excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through
a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise.
The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the
top 25% nationwide.
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Is Nicholas Crosby accepting new patients in Indianapolis, IN?
Yes, Dr. Nicholas Crosby is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Nicholas Crosby offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Crosby's office at (317) 875-9105 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
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