Table 1: CPT and ICD codes used to
query patients from the databases.
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For Prophylactic Stabilization Cases – Any of the CPT codes below |
For Pathologic Fixation Cases – Any of the CPT codes below combined
with any of the ICD codes below |
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CPT
codes |
CPT
codes |
ICD codes |
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27495 - prophylactic treatment (nailing, pinning, plating, or wiring)
with or without methyl methacrylate, femur |
27236 - Open
treatment of femoral fracture, proximal end, neck, internal fixation or
prosthetic replacement
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733.14
- Pathologic fracture neck of femur
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27187 - prophylactic treatment (nailing, pinning, plating or wiring)
with or without methyl methacrylate, femoral neck and proximal femur |
27244 - Treatment
of intertrochanteric, peritrochanteric, or subtrochanteric femoral fracture;
with plate/screw-type implant, with or without cerclage
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733.15
- Pathologic fracture of other part of femur
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27245 - Treatment
of intertrochanteric, peritrochanteric, or subtrochanteric femoral fracture;
with intramedullary implant, with or without interlocking screws and/or
cerclage
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733.10
- Pathologic fracture unspecified site
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27269 - Open
treatment of femoral fracture, proximal end, head,
includes internal fixation, when performed
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27506 - Open
treatment of femoral shaft fracture, with or without external fixation, with
insertion of the intramedullary implant, with or without cerclage and/or
locking screws |
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27511 - Open
treatment of femoral supracondylar or transcondylar
fracture without intercondylar extension, includes internal fixation, when
performed
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