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Bunionectomy with Osteotomy? Payers Differ

Published on Wed Feb 04, 2015

Question: One of our physicians is trying to bill for a bunionectomy with 28292 (Correction, hallux valgus [bunion], with or without sesamoidectomy; Keller, McBride, or Mayo type procedure) and an osteotomy using 28306 (Osteotomy, with or without lengthening, shortening or angular correct, metatarsal; first metatarsal) on the same big toe. She asked us to append modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service) to [...]
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