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