24675 Fracture treatment Medicare reimbursement rates in Pennsylvania

This service covers closed treatment of a fracture at the proximal end of the ulna when the physician manipulates the fracture to improve alignment. An orthopedic surgeon or other qualified physician typically performs the reduction and provides the associated nonoperative care, such as immobilization, in an office, emergency department, or hospital setting. The code describes treatment of the fracture, not simply application of a cast or splint. A Monteggia fracture-dislocation is a distinct injury pattern with its own treatment codes.

Select this code when documentation supports a proximal ulna fracture and manipulation to reduce it; use the no-manipulation sibling when reduction is not performed. Record the fracture site, displacement or alignment findings, manipulation performed, and immobilization or follow-up plan. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.