Medicare pays $740 on average nationally for this procedure.

CPT code 25024 describes a surgical fasciotomy in which the provider makes incisions in the forearm and/or wrist down to the fascial layer to relieve elevated compartment pressure that threatens muscles and nerves; this is an operative limb decompression procedure typically performed as an emergency or urgent surgical service in the operating room or an acute care setting such as an emergency department or inpatient unit.

For related coverage guidance, see recent payer policy updates: Hip Arthroplasty (partial and total hip replacement), Shoulder Arthroplasty (Total, Partial, Reverse, Revision and Resurfacing), Artificial Lumbar Intervertebral Disc (Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty).