25025 Decompress forearm 2 spaces
What 25025 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Decompress forearm 2 spaces.
Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.
Medicare payment for 25025 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 17.49 | 12.45 | 3.72 | 33.66 | $1,124.27 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 17.49 | 12.45 | 3.72 | 33.66 | $1,124.27 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: 90-day global period.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 25025 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 25025? These codes are bundled into it
25025 is a Column 1 code in 250 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
01810 | Anes px nrv musc f/arm wrst | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0213T | Njx paravert w/us cer/thor | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0216T | Njx paravert w/us lumb/sac | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0596T | Temp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0597T | Temp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0708T | Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0709T | Id ca immntx each addl njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0903T | Ecg alg 12 lead reduced i&r | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0904T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0905T | Ecg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11000 | Dbrdmt ecz/infected skin<10% | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11001 | Dbrdmt ecz/infct skn ea addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11004 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent&per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11005 | Dbrdmt skin abdominal wall | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11006 | Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent per | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11010 | Debride skin at fx site | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11011 | Debride skin musc at fx site | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11012 | Deb skin bone at fx site | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11042 | Dbrdmt subq tis 1st 20sqcm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11043 | Dbrdmt musc&/fsca 1st 20/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11044 | Dbrdmt bone 1st 20 sq cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11045 | Dbrdmt subq tiss each addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11046 | Dbrdmt musc&/fsca ea addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11047 | Dbrdmt bone each addl | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12001 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/< | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12002 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12004 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trk7.6-12.5cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12005 | Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk12.6-20.0cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12006 | Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk20.1-30.0cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
12007 | Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk >30.0 cm | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 250 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
25025 is bundled into these codes
25025 appears as a Column 2 code in 19 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 25025 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
24430 | Rpr non/mal humerus wo graft | 1 | Check pair |
24435 | Rpr non/mal hum with agrft | 1 | Check pair |
24546 | Optx hum fx w/ntrcndylr xtn | 1 | Check pair |
24575 | Optx humeral epcndylr fx | 1 | Check pair |
24579 | Optx humrl cndylr fracture | 1 | Check pair |
24586 | Optx partclr fx&/dislc elbow | 1 | Check pair |
24587 | Optx partclr fx&/dslc elbw w | 1 | Check pair |
24635 | Optx monteggia fx dislc elbw | 1 | Check pair |
24665 | Optx radial head/neck fx | 1 | Check pair |
24685 | Optx ulnar fx prox end w/fix | 1 | Check pair |
25115 | Remove wrist/forearm lesion | 1 | Check pair |
25116 | Remove wrist/forearm lesion | 1 | Check pair |
25337 | Reconstruct ulna/radioulnar | 1 | Check pair |
25515 | Optx radial shaft fracture | 1 | Check pair |
25526 | Optx rdl shft fx&dstl rad/ul | 1 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.