Key Points. 1  Hydrogen halides are binary compounds of halogens with hydrogen. 2  Metal halides are compounds of halogens and metals. 3  Interhalogen compounds are formed when halogens react with each other.  Halogenated compounds, or organic halides, are organic compounds that contain halogen atoms. In the human body, some halogens perform multiple regulatory functions, while others are not essential. Organohalogens are synthesized through the nucleophilic abstraction reaction.
About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery. Carpal tunnel surgery, which may also be referred to as carpal tunnel release, is a procedure performed to relieve pain and symptoms caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition which causes numbness and tingling in the hands or arms.
This policy applies to each. Injection of a carpal tunnel is indicated for the patient with a mild case of the carpal tunnel syndrome if oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and orthoses have failed or are contraindicated. Note that this procedure has its own CPT code, 20526. Injection of a tarsal tunnel is indicated for the patient with a mild case of tarsal tunnel syndrome if oral NSAIDs and orthoses have failed or are contraindicated. Though there are many similarities between this and carpal tunnel syndrome, there is as yet no specific CPT code for tarsal tunnel injection. Instructions below clarify that CPT 28899 is to be used until a more specific code becomes available.