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28285: Including All Tenotomies in Hammertoe Corrections? Read This First

Published on Thu Jan 31, 2013

Also: Careful with your K-wire coding. Hammertoe surgery — 28285 (Correction, hammertoe [e.g., interphalangeal fusion, partial or total phalangectomy]) — is one of the most often-performed procedures by podiatrists. Our expert advice answers some of your biggest hammertoe coding questions, from K-wire removal to implant insertions. Watch Your K-Wire Removal Coding You may not bill the removal of a K-wire [...]
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