No office rate
Both address lunate dislocation, but 25690 is for closed manipulative reduction; 25695 is for open treatment.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
25690 Lunate reduction Medicare reimbursement rates in Texas
Reports closed manipulative reduction of a dislocated lunate, rather than open treatment or treatment of a wrist fracture-dislocation. Compare 25690 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Texas.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 25690 in Texas?
Texas has 8 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 8 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 25690 pays more and less in Texas
Orthopedic surgery
About 25690: Closed lunate dislocation reduction
Reports closed manipulative reduction of a dislocated lunate, rather than open treatment or treatment of a wrist fracture-dislocation.
This service involves manipulating a dislocated lunate back into position without surgically exposing the joint. An orthopedic or hand surgeon may perform the reduction in an emergency department or surgical setting, often with anesthesia or sedation. The injury is a lunate dislocation, not simply a carpal fracture or a dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint.
Report the service when documentation supports a lunate dislocation and a closed reduction performed by manipulation. Record the affected wrist, reduction method, and relevant findings; distinguish an associated fracture-dislocation from an isolated lunate dislocation. The code has a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 identifies bilateral treatment and is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 25690
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU5.58 · 39%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.66 · 53%
- Malpractice RVU1.20 · 8%
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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.
25690 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Texas, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Use 25680 for a trans-scaphoid perilunar fracture treated closed with manipulation, not an isolated lunate dislocation.
No office rate
This code addresses a radiocarpal or intercarpal dislocation involving one or more bones; 25690 is specific to lunate dislocation.
Compare 25690 by payment locality
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8 of 8 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | Office Unavailable | Facility $492.95 |
| Beaumont | Office Unavailable | Facility $456.44 |
| Brazoria | Office Unavailable | Facility $472.68 |
| Dallas | Office Unavailable | Facility $477.27 |
| Fort Worth | Office Unavailable | Facility $475.23 |
| Galveston | Office Unavailable | Facility $475.12 |
| Houston | Office Unavailable | Facility $497.08 |
| Rest Of Texas | Office Unavailable | Facility $465.37 |
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25690 billing questions
When is this code used instead of open lunate treatment?
Use this code for a lunate dislocation reduced by closed manipulation. When the surgeon exposes the joint to treat the dislocation, consider 25695 instead.
Does this code describe treatment of a perilunate fracture-dislocation?
No. It describes closed manipulative reduction of a lunate dislocation. A trans-scaphoid perilunar fracture-dislocation is a different injury; code selection depends on the fracture pattern and treatment performed.
What documentation supports reporting the reduction?
Document the lunate dislocation, the affected wrist, and that the lunate was reduced by closed manipulation. Include relevant examination and imaging findings and the treatment performed.
Are related postoperative visits included?
Yes. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the 90 days after surgery.
How are bilateral procedures and multiple procedures paid?
Modifier 50 identifies bilateral treatment and is paid at 150%. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are reduced to 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is allowed only when medical necessity is documented. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
2,50425676,,Optx rad/uln dislc aqt/chrnc,A,,8.08,8.13,NA,8.13,,1.61,17.82,17.82,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,50525680,,Cltx trns-scphprlnr fx mnpj,A,,6.07,8.17,NA,8.17,,1.30,15.54,15.54,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,50625685,,Optx trns-scphprlnr fx dislc,A,,9.84,8.77,NA,8.77,,2.09,20.70,20.70,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,50725690,,Cltx lunate dislc w/mnpj,A,,5.58,7.66,NA,7.66,,1.20,14.44,14.44,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,50825695,,Optx lunate dislocation,A,,8.30,7.93,NA,7.93,,1.76,17.99,17.99,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,50925800,,Arthrd wrist complete wo grf,A,,9.82,8.46,NA,8.46,,1.88,20.16,20.16,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,51025805,,Arthrd wrist w/sliding graft,A,,11.44,9.84,NA,9.84,,2.44,23.72,23.72,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00