Wrist & Hand Treatments

Tenolysis, of Extensor

Tenolysis of Extensor Tendon of Hand

Percutaneous Tenotomy

Lengthening of Tendon(s) or Open Tenotomy

Tenosynovectomy

Release of Constriction of Sheath of Tendon (e.g. Trigger Finger)

Trigger Point Injection/Enthesis – 1 Injection

Extensive, Greater than 2cm Tear Repair of Large Muscle Including Arthroscopic (Excluding Rotator Cuff)

Minor Release of Muscle for Pain or Contracture (Involving Small Joint)

Soft tissue procedures on joints of hand

Total Excision of Trapezium

Total Excision of Trapezium with Spacer

Total Excision of Trapezium and Ligament Reconstruction

W0640 – Total Excision of Sesamoid Bone

Excision of Ectopic Bone

Partial Excision of Bone (Including Exostoses)

Osteotomy of Long Bone, +/- Fixation (Including Graft)

Osteotomy of Short Bone of Hand (Including Fixation and Bone Grafting)

Drainage/Debridement of Bone(s), Including Sequestrectomy for Osteomyelitis

Removal of Fixator/Frame/Pins/Wires and Change of Plaster (as sole procedure)

Bone Graft (as Sole Procedure)

Removal of Percutaneous Wire

Dupuytren’s Fasciectomy Multiple Digits with Proximal Interphalangeal Joints

Dupuytren’s Dermofasciectomy and Graft, or for Recurrent Disease – Single Digit

Dupuytren’s Dermofasciectomy and Graft, or for Recurrent Disease – Multiple Digits

Dupuytren’s Subcutaneous Fasciotomy

Excision of Ganglion

Excision of Bursa

Primary Repair of Flexor of Hand (Excluding Zone II)

Open Bone Biopsy as Sole Procedure

Needle Biopsy of Bone as Sole Procedure

Debridement of Infected Total Joint Replacement

Excision Reconstruction of Small Joint

Fusion of Digit Joint(s) of Hand +/- Graft & +/- Internal Fixation

Primary Open Reduction of Dislocation of Small Joint

Primary Closed Reduction of Fracture or Dislocation of Joint, +/- Fixation (Including Cast Application)

Needle Biopsy of Synovium

Reconstruction of Three or more Ligaments not Elsewhere Specified

Lateral release

Release of contracture of joint

Release of Contracture of Interphalangeal Joint of Finger (Excluding Trigger Finger or Dupuytren’s Disease)

Arthrotomy of Small Joint, Including Removal of Loose Body from Joint

Therapeutic Local Anaesthetic/Aspiration- Small Joint – Single

Therapeutic Local Anaesthetic/Aspiration- Small Joint – more than 1 Joint

Therapeutic Local Anaesthetic/Aspiration of Joint under Imaging Control

Injection(s), +/- Aspiration, into Joint(s), Cyst, Bursa with Image Guidance

Injection(s), +/- Aspiration, into Joint, Cyst, Bursa

Examination/Manipulation of Joint under General Anaesthetic +/- Injection +/- Arthrogram (as Sole Procedure)

Partial Amputation of Digit

Amputation of Whole Ray

Release of Joined/Fused Digit(s)

Excision or partial excision of interphalangeal joint of lesser toe with tendon transfer

Tendon Graft, or Tendon Transfer, as Sole Procedure (not Otherwise Specified)

Primary Repair of Extensor of Hand

Delayed or Secondary Repair of Tendon (Including Graft, Transfer and/or Prosthesis) (not Otherwise Specified)