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CPT2016
Surgery /MusculoskeletalSystem
27513—27605
AmericanMedicalAssociation
153
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New code
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Modifier51exempt
Musculoskeletal
27560
Closed treatment of patellardislocation;without
anesthesia
£
CPTAssistant
Apr02:15
(For recurrent dislocation, see 27420-27424)
27562
requiring anesthesia
27566
Open treatment ofpatellar dislocation,with orwithout
partial or totalpatellectomy
Manipulation
27570
Manipulation of knee joint under general anesthesia
(includes application of tractionor other fixation devices)
£
CPTAssistant
Mar11:9
Arthrodesis
27580
Arthrodesis, knee, any technique
Amputation
27590
Amputation, thigh, through femur,any level;
27591
immediate fitting technique including first cast
27592
open, circular (guillotine)
27594
secondary closure or scar revision
27596
re-amputation
27598
Disarticulation at knee
OtherProcedures
27599
Unlistedprocedure, femur or knee
£
CPTAssistant
Mar08:14,Dec12:13,Jan14:9, Jan15:13
Leg (Tibiaand Fibula) andAnkle
Joint
Incision
27600
Decompression fasciotomy, leg; anterior and/or lateral
compartments only
27601
posterior compartment(s) only
27602
anterior and/or lateral, and posterior compartment(s)
(For incision and drainage procedures, superficial, see
10040-10160)
(For decompression fasciotomywith debridement, see
27892-27894)
27603
Incision and drainage, legor ankle; deepabscess or
hematoma
27604
infectedbursa
27605
Tenotomy,percutaneous,Achilles tendon (separate
procedure); local anesthesia
27513
Open treatment of femoral supracondylar or
transcondylar fracturewith intercondylarextension,
includes internal fixation,whenperformed
£
CPTChanges:An Insider'sView
2008
27514
Open treatment of femoral fracture, distal end,medialor
lateral condyle, includes internal fixation,when
performed
£
CPTChanges:An Insider'sView
2008
27516
Closed treatment ofdistal femoral epiphyseal separation;
withoutmanipulation
27517
withmanipulation,with orwithout skin or skeletal
traction
27519
Open treatment of distal femoral epiphyseal separation,
includes internal fixation,when performed
£
CPTChanges:An Insider'sView
2008
27520
Closed treatment ofpatellar fracture,without
manipulation
27524
Open treatment of patellar fracture,with internal fixation
and/or partial or complete patellectomy and soft tissue
repair
27530
Closed treatment of tibial fracture, proximal (plateau);
withoutmanipulation
27532
with orwithoutmanipulation,with skeletal traction
(For arthroscopic treatment, see 29855, 29856)
27535
Open treatment of tibial fracture, proximal (plateau);
unicondylar, includes internal fixation,when performed
£
CPTChanges:An Insider'sView
2008
27536
bicondylar,with orwithout internal fixation
(For arthroscopic treatment, see 29855, 29856)
27538
Closed treatment of intercondylar spine(s) and/or
tuberosity fracture(s) of knee,with orwithout
manipulation
(For arthroscopic treatment, see 29850, 29851)
27540
Open treatment of intercondylar spine(s) and/or
tuberosity fracture(s) of the knee, includes internal
fixation,when performed
£
CPTChanges:An Insider'sView
2008
27550
Closed treatment of kneedislocation;without anesthesia
27552
requiring anesthesia
27556
Open treatment of knee dislocation, includes internal
fixation,when performed;without primary ligamentous
repair or augmentation/reconstruction
£
CPTChanges:An Insider'sView
2008
27557
with primary ligamentous repair
£
CPTChanges:An Insider'sView
2008
27558
with primary ligamentous repair,with augmentation/
reconstruction
£
CPTChanges:An Insider'sView
2008
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Revised code
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New code
Contains newor revised text
Modifier 51exempt
27580
Art
Amputat
27590
Am
27591
27592
27594
27596
27598
Dis
OtherPr
27599
Unl
£
Leg (Ti
Joint
Incision
27600
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27601
27602
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27603
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27604
27605
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27520
Closed treatment of patellar fracture,without
manipulation
27524
Open treatment of patellar fracture,with internal fixation
and/or partial or completepatellectomy and soft tissue
repair
27530
Closed treatment of tibial fracture, proximal (plateau);
withoutmanipulation
27532
with orwithoutmanipulation,with skeletal traction
(For arthroscopic treatment, see 29855, 29856)
27535
Open treatment of tibial fracture, proximal (plateau);
unicondylar, includes internal fixation, hen performed
£
CPTChanges: An Insider'sView
2008
27536
bicondylar,withorwithout internal fixation
(For arthroscopic treatment, see29855, 29856)
27538
Closed treatment of intercondylar spine(s) and/or
tuberosity fracture(s) of knee,with orwithout
manipulation
(For arthroscopic treatment, see 29850, 29851)
27540
Open treatment of intercondylar spine(s) and/or
tube osity fracture(s) of the knee, includes internal
fixation,when performed
£
CPTChanges: An Insider'sView
2008
27550
Closed treatment of kneedislocation;without anesthesia
27552
requiring anesthesia
27556
Open treatment of kneedislocation, includes internal
fixation,when performed;without primary ligamentous
repair or augmentation/reconstruction
£
CPTChanges: An Insider'sView
2008
27557
withprimary ligamentous repair
£
CPTChanges: An Insider'sView
2008
27558
withprimary ligamentous repair,withaugmentation/
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