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Dr. Michael Lin, MD, PHD

Stockton, CA

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Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Lin, Orthopedic Surgeon in Stockton, CA?

    Dr. Michael Lin, MD, PHD is an Orthopedic Surgeon, who primarily practices in Stockton, CA with 2 additional practice locations. Dr. Lin is fluent in English and Chinese, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Lin’s practice accepts Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Lin’s office at (209) 948-3333.

    What languages does Dr. Lin speak?

    Dr. Lin and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • Chinese

    • English

    What conditions does Dr. Lin treat?

    As an Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Lin 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. Lin. 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:

    • Right Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Left Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Right Wrist Nerve Compression
    • Right Hand Numbness
    • Right CTS
    • Left Wrist Nerve Compression
    • Left Hand Numbness
    • Left CTS

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G5601: Carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper limb
    • G5602: Carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper limb

    Also known as:

    • Right Hand Pain
    • Left Hand Pain
    • Hand Injuries and Disorder
    • Pain
    • Pain in right palm
    • Right wrist and hand pain
    • Right hand discomfort
    • Ache in left hand
    • Left hand discomfort
    • Sore left hand

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • M79641: Pain in right hand
    • M79642: Pain in left hand

    Also known as:

    • Osteoarthritis of the left thumb joint
    • Primary Osteoarthritis in Right Thumb Base
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Degenerative joint disease
    • Wear-and-tear arthritis
    • Arthrosis
    • Joint degeneration
    • Right Thumb Arthritis
    • Primary Right First CMC Joint Arthritis
    • Right Hand Thumb Base Osteoarthritis

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • M1812: Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand
    • M1811: Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, right hand

    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:

    • 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

    Also known as:

    • Trigger Right Middle Finger
    • Finger Injuries and Disorder
    • Tendinitis
    • Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Right Middle Finger
    • Right Middle Finger Tendonitis
    • Snapping Right Middle Finger

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • M65331: Trigger finger, right middle finger

    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]

    What procedures does Dr. Lin perform?

    As an Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Lin 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. Lin. 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:

    • Trigger Finger Release Surgery
    • Dupuytren's Contracture Release (Percutaneous)
    • Wrist Ganglion Cyst Removal
    • Dupuytren's Contracture Surgery (Single Finger)
    • Small Hand/Finger Tumor Removal
    • Finger Extensor Tendon Repair
    • Dupuytren's Contracture Surgery (Additional Finger)
    • Tendon Sheath Incision
    • Trigger Finger Tenolysis
    • Finger Tendon Release
    • Hand Tendon Surgery
    • Percutaneous Palmar Fasciotomy', 'Needle Aponeurotomy', 'Minimally Invasive Dupuytren's Surgery
    • Ganglion Excision
    • Wrist Cyst Surgery
    • Dorsal/Volar Ganglion Removal
    • Partial Palmar Fasciectomy', 'Finger Contracture Release Surgery', 'Dupuytren's Release (Finger)
    • Hand Soft Tissue Excision
    • Finger Tumor Removal
    • Vascular Malformation Excision Hand
    • Subcutaneous Hand Lesion Removal
    • Tendon Repair (Finger)
    • Finger Tendon Surgery
    • Extensor Tendon Reconstruction (Finger)
    • Partial Palmar Fasciectomy
    • Finger Contracture Release
    • Z-plasty Finger

    CPT Codes:

    • 26055: Tendon sheath incision (eg, for trigger finger)
    • 26040: Fasciotomy, palmar (eg, Dupuytren's contracture); percutaneous
    • 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);
    • 26115: Excision, tumor or vascular malformation, soft tissue of hand or finger, subcutaneous; less than 1.5 cm
    • 26418: Repair, extensor tendon, finger, primary or secondary; without free graft, each tendon
    • 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:

    • Hand and Forearm Cast Application
    • Long Arm Cast Application
    • Gauntlet Cast
    • Wrist and Forearm Cast
    • Hand Cast
    • Lower Arm Cast
    • Shoulder to hand cast
    • Full arm cast
    • Arm fracture cast

    CPT Codes:

    • 29085: Application, cast; hand and lower forearm (gauntlet)
    • 29065: Application, cast; shoulder to hand (long arm)

    Also known as:

    • Finger or Palm Tendon Sheath Removal
    • Hand Tendon Transfer
    • Flexor Tenosynovectomy
    • Tendon Sheath Excision (Hand)
    • Radical Synovectomy of Tendon
    • Carpometacarpal Tendon Transplant
    • Dorsum of Hand Tendon Surgery
    • Tendon Relocation in Hand

    CPT Codes:

    • 26145: Synovectomy, tendon sheath, radical (tenosynovectomy), flexor tendon, palm and/or finger, each tendon
    • 26480: Transfer or transplant of tendon, carpometacarpal area or dorsum of hand; without free graft, each 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:

    • Open Surgery for Complex Wrist Fracture
    • Distal Radius Fracture Repair (Open)
    • Wrist Fracture with Internal Fixation
    • Complex Radial Fracture Surgery
    • Epiphyseal Separation Repair (Wrist)

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Hand or Finger Cyst Removal
    • Ganglion cyst removal hand
    • Tendon sheath lesion excision
    • Mucous cyst removal finger

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Finger or Thumb Fracture Fixation
    • Pinning for Finger/Thumb Fracture
    • Percutaneous phalangeal fixation
    • Unstable finger fracture repair
    • Thumb bone fracture treatment
    • Percutaneous Finger Fracture Fixation
    • Distal Phalanx Fracture Pinning
    • Minimally Invasive Finger Fracture Repair

    CPT Codes:

    • 26727: Percutaneous skeletal fixation of unstable phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb, with manipulation, each
    • 26756: Percutaneous skeletal fixation of distal phalangeal fracture, finger or thumb, each

    Also known as:

    • Small Joint or Bursa Injection/Aspiration
    • Joint Tap
    • Bursa Fluid Removal
    • Small Joint Injection
    • Arthrocentesis

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Finger or Toe Joint Fusion with Bone Graft
    • Finger or Toe Joint Fusion
    • Interphalangeal Joint Fusion
    • Finger Joint Arthrodesis
    • Toe Joint Fusion
    • Bone Graft for Joint Fusion
    • Interphalangeal Arthrodesis
    • Digit Joint Fusion
    • Finger Joint Surgery
    • Toe Joint Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 26862: Arthrodesis, interphalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation; with autograft (includes obtaining graft)
    • 26860: Arthrodesis, interphalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation;

    Also known as:

    • Small Hand or Finger Tumor Removal
    • Hand Soft Tissue Excision
    • Finger Vascular Malformation Removal
    • Intramuscular Tumor Excision
    • Hand Lump Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 26116: Excision, tumor, soft tissue, or vascular malformation, of hand or finger, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); less than 1.5 cm

    Also known as:

    • Wrist Tendon Sheath Removal (Synovectomy)
    • Wrist Joint Surgery with Synovectomy
    • Open Wrist Reconstruction for Instability
    • Extensor Tendon Sheath Synovectomy
    • Wrist Tendon Lining Removal
    • Tenosynovitis Surgery Wrist
    • Inflamed Tendon Sheath Excision
    • Open Wrist Surgery
    • Wrist Synovectomy
    • Arthrotomy of Wrist
    • Wrist Ligament Repair
    • Carpal Instability Surgery
    • Wrist Capsulorrhaphy
    • Tendon Transfer Wrist

    CPT Codes:

    • 25118: Synovectomy, extensor tendon sheath, wrist, single compartment;
    • 25105: Arthrotomy, wrist joint; with synovectomy
    • 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 Joint Capsule Surgery
    • Finger Joint Capsulectomy
    • Finger Joint Capsulotomy
    • Interphalangeal Joint Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 26525: Capsulectomy or capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint

    Also known as:

    • Finger or Toe Joint Biopsy
    • Interphalangeal joint biopsy
    • Joint exploration and biopsy
    • Finger joint surgery
    • Toe joint surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 26110: Arthrotomy with biopsy; interphalangeal joint, each

    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:

    • Open Repair of Distal Radius Fracture with Internal Fixation
    • Open Wrist Fracture Repair with Fixation
    • Wrist Fracture Surgery
    • Radial Bone Fracture Repair
    • Distal Radius Fixation
    • Distal Radius Fracture Surgery
    • Wrist Bone Fixation
    • Epiphyseal Separation Repair

    CPT Codes:

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

    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:

    • Percutaneous Fixation of Hand Bone Fracture
    • Metacarpal Fracture Fixation
    • Pinning Hand Bone Fracture
    • Minimally Invasive Hand Fracture Repair
    • Hand Fracture Percutaneous Pinning

    CPT Codes:

    • 26608: Percutaneous skeletal fixation of metacarpal fracture, each bone

    Also known as:

    • Short Arm Splint Application
    • Forearm to hand splint
    • Static arm splint
    • Wrist and forearm splint
    • Arm immobilization splint

    CPT Codes:

    • 29125: Application of short arm splint (forearm to hand); static

    Also known as:

    • Partial Finger Bone Removal
    • Distal Phalanx Excision
    • Finger Bone Debridement
    • Osteomyelitis Finger Surgery
    • Finger Tip Bone Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 26236: Partial excision (craterization, saucerization, or diaphysectomy) bone (eg, osteomyelitis); distal phalanx of finger

    Also known as:

    • Injection for Tendon or Ligament Pain
    • Tendon sheath injection
    • Ligament injection
    • Plantar fascia injection
    • Soft tissue injection for pain

    CPT Codes:

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

    Also known as:

    • Hand Tendon Realignment
    • Extensor tendon realignment
    • Finger tendon repair
    • Hand tendon repositioning

    CPT Codes:

    • 26437: Realignment of extensor tendon, hand, each tendon

    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:

    • Ulnar Nerve Release or Repositioning at Elbow
    • Ulnar Nerve Transposition
    • Cubital Tunnel Release
    • Elbow Nerve Surgery
    • Neuroplasty Ulnar Nerve

    CPT Codes:

    • 64718: Neuroplasty and/or transposition; ulnar nerve at elbow

    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

    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

    Does Dr. Lin accept my insurance?

    Dr. Lin accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (209) 948-3333 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Lin accept in Stockton, CA?

    Dr. Lin in Stockton, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • BCBS Unspecified

    • Blue Shield of California

    • Centene

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Elevance Health Inc. (formerly Anthem)

    • Health Plan of San Joaquin

    • Medicare

    • Presbyterian Health Plan

    • State of Tennessee

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Lin's office located?

    Dr. Michael Lin's Primary Practice

    2488 N California St

    Stockton, CA 95204

    (209) 948-3333

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    Dr. Michael Lin's Practice 2

    2800 L St

    Sacramento, CA 95816

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    Dr. Michael Lin's Practice 3

    473 W Eaton Ave

    Tracy, CA 95376

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    What is Dr. Lin's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Lin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1972742427.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Lin?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Lin

    What is Dr. Michael Lin's specialty?

    Dr. Lin is a Orthopedic Surgeon near Stockton, CA. An orthopedic surgeon has specialization in preserving, investigating, and restoring the form and function of the extremities, spine, and related structures through medical, surgical, and physical methods. They care for patients with musculoskeletal issues, including congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances, and degenerative diseases affecting the spine, hands, feet, knees, hips, shoulders, and elbows in both children and adults. Additionally, orthopedic surgeons address primary and secondary muscular problems and the impact of central or peripheral nervous system lesions on the musculoskeletal system. Contact Dr. Lin to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Michael Lin affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Lin is affiliated with Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, Memorial Medical Center - Modesto, CA which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. 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. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Michael Lin accepting new patients in Stockton, CA?

    Yes, Dr. Michael Lin is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Michael Lin offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Lin's office at (209) 948-3333 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Michael Lin?

    Please contact Dr. Lin's office at (209) 948-3333 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

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