A 12-year-old boy arrives to his pediatrician's office complaining of right arm pain around the elbow. Two days prior, he fell during football practice. An x-ray was obtained and it was noted that he had a displaced fracture of the capitellum at the radial head. This was a closed fracture requiring manipulation. Which CPT code is correct?

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24655 is the correct code for closed treatment of radial head fracture with manipulation.
Code 24600 is incorrect because it is for an elbow dislocation and 24620 is incorrect because this is the code for closed treatment of an ulna fracture with radial head dislocation. Code 24640 is incorrect because it is the code for radial subluxation.

A 12-Year-Old Boy Arrives to His Pediatrician's Office Complaining of Right