CPT Knowledgebase - Oct 16, 2012

Doctor Jones places deep hardware (anchors) and some Kirschner-wires (K-wires) for fracture treatment of carpal bones. Doctor Smith from a different practice evaluates the patients now severely displaced, nonunion fracture with instability. Surgery is performed to stabilize and repair the nonunion wherein Doctor Smith must remove the previously placed hardware. May the removal of hardware be separately reported with code 20680?

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