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Never Report These 64455 in Conjunction With 64632
Published on Fri Sep 28, 2018
Question: The podiatrist destroyed the plantar common digital nerve with a neurolytic agent to treat the patient’s Morton’s neuroma. Should we report 64455 for this service or 64632? Montana Subscriber Answer: For the destruction of the plantar common digital nerve, such as with a Morton’s neuroma, you should report 64632 (Destruction by neurolytic agent; plantar common digital nerve), not 64455 [...]