CPT code 25609: Distal radius fixation, intra-articular, three or more fragments2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $968.11 for 25609 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 25609 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 25609 covers

This service involves surgically exposing a distal radius fracture, restoring alignment of the joint surface, and stabilizing the fracture with fixation. It is typically performed by an orthopedic or hand surgeon for a complex, comminuted fracture that extends into the wrist joint. The procedure is commonly performed in a hospital operating room or ambulatory surgery center.

Choose this code when the fracture is intra-articular and has three or more fragments; the operative report should establish joint involvement, fragment count, open treatment, and fixation performed. Reduction and fixation are part of the service, not separate procedures. CMS assigns a 90-day global period that includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Montana compares for 25609

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 25609 runs from $866.19 in Arkansas to $1,187.72 in Alaska. Montana pays $968.11. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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25609 rates by state

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How the 25609 rate is calculated

Each of 25609’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 25609

25609 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 25609

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 25609 has changed in Montana

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Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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