Appendix A 1
Current Procedural Terminology (CPTs) codes 2
Distal femur fractures: 27511 (Open treatment of femoral supracondylar or transcondylar 3
fracture without intercondylar extension, includes internal fixation when performed), 27513 4
(Open treatment of femoral supracondylar or transcondylar fracture with intercondylar 5
extension, includes internal fixation when performed), and 27514 (Open treatment of femoral 6
fracture, distal end, medial or lateral condyle, includes internal fixation when performed) 7
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Tibial plateau fractures: 27535 (Open treatment of tibial fracture, proximal (plateau);
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unicondylar, includes internal fixation when performed )and 27536 (Open treatment of tibial 10
fracture, proximal (plateau); bicondylar, with or without internal fixation ) 11
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Hip fractures: 27236 (Open treatment of femoral fracture, proximal end, neck, internal 13
fixation or prosthetic replacement) , 27244 (Treatment of intertrochanteric, pertrochanteric, 14
or subtrochanteric femoral fracture; with plate/screw type implant, with or without cerclage), 15
and 27245 (Treatment of intertrochanteric, pertrochanteric, or subtrochanteric femoral 16
fracture; with intramedullary implant, with or without interlocking screws and/or cerclage ) 17
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