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Don’t Forget Anatomical Modifiers on This Claim

Published on Fri Sep 18, 2020

Question: My podiatrist performed correction/arthroplasty on the first, second, third, and fourth right toes and all five left toes for a patient with a painful hammertoe deformity. My podiatrist also performed a bilateral ostectomy of the fifth metatarsal heads and a bilateral ostectomy of the great toes. Can you help me with the correct CPT® codes and modifiers for this [...]
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