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Dig for Arthrodesis Details

Published on Wed Apr 04, 2018

Question: Operative notes indicate that the provider performed tarsometatarsal arthrodesis. How should I report this service? Illinois Subscriber Answer: Your code choice will depend on some more details that you can (hopefully) get from the operative notes. The codes for tarsometatarsal arthrodesis are: 28730 - Arthrodesis, midtarsal or tarsometatarsal, multiple or transverse 28735 - ... with osteotomy (eg, flatfoot correction) [...]
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