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A 30- year old female presents to the Emergency Department with injuries after the all- terrain vehicle she was driving overturned and injured her right arm. During the E/ M service , the physician diagnoses a displaced fracture of the ulnar shaft in her right arm. The ED physician provides a closed manipulative treatment for the fracture . ONE CPT, ONE CM

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CPT codes are a five-digit numeric code which is used to report the professional services and procedures performed to the patient.

ICD 10 CM codes are the codes with seven character numeric code which are used to describes the injury or disease.

Here, the ICD 10CM code for the diagnosis of Displaced fracture of the ulnar shaft in the right arm is:

S52.291A: Other fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture

CPT code for the procedure closed manipulative treatment for the displaced fracture of the ulnar shaft in the right arm is:

25535: Closed treatment of ulnar shaft fracture; with manipulation