Question

2. The patient fell and fractured his left femoral shaft in three places. The fracture was treated with an ORIF of the left femur with an intramedullary nail and interlocking screws (peritrochanterically). The orthopedist also places the leg in a plaster splint prior to leaving the OR. What CPT code(s) is/are reported?

Answer 1

code -27506

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the medical procedural codes which used to classify fracture or dislocation which occurs at the femur and knee joint.

Technically, it is the codes which is related to the open treatment of the fracture of the femoral shaft with application of external fixation or without it. Furthermore, It is the code for describing the insertion of intramedullary implant with the application of cerclage or in absence of it.Cerclage is a ring or loop for binding together ends of fractured bones