Dr. Scott Ruhlman, MD

CPT Codes:

• 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);
• 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)
• 26418: Repair, extensor tendon, finger, primary or secondary; without free graft, each tendon
• 26040: Fasciotomy, palmar (eg, Dupuytren's contracture); percutaneous

CPT Codes:

• 29881: Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s), when performed
• 29880: Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial AND lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s), when performed

CPT Codes:

• 20680: Removal of implant; deep (eg, buried wire, pin, screw, metal band, nail, rod or plate)

CPT Codes:

• 20610: Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance

CPT Codes:

• 23410: Repair of ruptured musculotendinous cuff (eg, rotator cuff) open; acute
• 23430: Tenodesis of long tendon of biceps
• 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)
• 23615: Open treatment of proximal humeral (surgical or anatomical neck) fracture, includes internal fixation, when performed, includes repair of tuberosity(s), when performed;

CPT Codes:

• 25609: Open treatment of distal radial intra-articular fracture or epiphyseal separation; with internal fixation of 3 or more fragments

CPT Codes:

• 29888: Arthroscopically aided anterior cruciate ligament repair/augmentation or reconstruction

CPT Codes:

• 25608: Open treatment of distal radial intra-articular fracture or epiphyseal separation; with internal fixation of 2 fragments
• 25607: Open Treatment Of Distal Radial Extra-Articular Fracture Or Epiphyseal Separation, With Internal Fixation
• 25628: Open Treatment Of Carpal Scaphoid (Navicular) Fracture, Includes Internal Fixation, When Performed

CPT Codes:

• 20600: Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, small joint or bursa (eg, fingers, toes); without ultrasound guidance

CPT Codes:

• 26160: Excision of lesion of tendon sheath or joint capsule (eg, cyst, mucous cyst, or ganglion), hand or finger

CPT Codes:

• 20550: Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar "fascia")

CPT Codes:

• 25000: Incision, extensor tendon sheath, wrist (eg, deQuervains disease)

CPT Codes:

• 25280: Lengthening or shortening of flexor or extensor tendon, forearm and/or wrist, single, each tendon
• 25310: Tendon transplantation or transfer, flexor or extensor, forearm and/or wrist, single; each tendon

CPT Codes:

• 29822: Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; debridement, limited, 1 or 2 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])
• 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])

CPT Codes:

• 23515: Open treatment of clavicular fracture, includes internal fixation, when performed

CPT Codes:

• 20605: Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance

CPT Codes:

• 24342: Reinsertion of ruptured biceps or triceps tendon, distal, with or without tendon graft

CPT Codes:

• 24685: Open treatment of ulnar fracture, proximal end (eg, olecranon or coronoid process[es]), includes internal fixation, when performed

CPT Codes:

• 25447: Arthroplasty, Intercarpal Or Carpometacarpal Joints; Interposition (Eg, Tendon)

CPT Codes:

• 29075: Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm)

CPT Codes:

• 26615: Open treatment of metacarpal fracture, single, includes internal fixation, when performed, each bone

CPT Codes:

• 20526: Injection, therapeutic (eg, local anesthetic, corticosteroid), carpal tunnel

CPT Codes:

• 26951: Amputation, finger or thumb, primary or secondary, any joint or phalanx, single, including neurectomies; with direct closure

CPT Codes:

• 26727: Percutaneous skeletal fixation of unstable phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb, with manipulation, each