Procedure Anatomic Location | CPT Codes | No. Patients | Annual Rate* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arthroplasty | Wrist | 25332, 25441 | 63 | 0.5 |
Intercarpal or CMC joints | 25447 | 307 | 2.6 | |
MCP joint | 26530, 26531 | 1322 | 11.3 | |
IP joint | 26535, 26536 | 390 | 3.3 | |
Arthrodesis | Wrist | 25800, 25805, 25810, 25820, 25830 | 420 | 3.6 |
CMC joint | 26841, 26843, 26844 | 58 | 0.5 | |
MCP joint | 26850, 26852, 26853 | 428 | 3.7 | |
IP joint | 26860, 26861, 26862, 26823 | 737 | 6.3 | |
Tenolysis | Extensor tendon, hand, finger, forearm | 26445, 26449 | 86 | 0.7 |
Proximal PIP joint | 26460 | 75 | 0.7 | |
Digital joint | 26471, 26474 | 45 | 0.4 | |
Tendon repair | Extensor tendon, hand, finger | 26410, 26412, 26418, 26420 | 175 | 1.5 |
Extensor tendon, central slip | 26426, 26428 | 54 | 0.5 | |
Tendon transfer | Ring, small fingers | 26497 | 72 | 0.6 |
All 4 fingers | 26498 | 50 | 0.4 |
↵* Annual rate was calculated as no. patients with RA who received the procedure per 10,000 patients per year. RA: rheumatoid arthritis; CPT: Current Procedural Terminology; PIP: proximal interphalangeal; CMC: carpometacarpal; MCP: metacarpophalangeal; IP: interphalangeal.