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Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Hand and Fingers CPT® Code range 26320- 26320

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Hand and Fingers 26320-26320 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 26320- 26320
Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Hand and Fingers
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January 01, 1970
[QUOTE="SharonCollachi, post: 473593, member: 654943"] [B]Implant removal[/B] What is the difference between 20680 and 26320? Although 20680 covers the removal of a deep implant (buried wire, pin, scr... [ Read More ]
[B]Implant removal[/B] What is the difference between 20680 and 26320? Although 20680 covers the removal of a deep implant (buried wire, pin, screw, metal band, nail, rod or plate), the AAOS Coding, C... [ Read More ]
Implant removal for a finger, disputing CPT codes 20680 vs 26320? I am under the understanding that when doing an implant removal in the finger there would not be any reasoning for a deep hardware re... [ Read More ]
I bill for an for a hand surgeon who performs a lot of internal fixation device (k-wires, pins, etc) from the finger what is the appropriate code to use, the 26320 or the 20680? Can multiple units be... [ Read More ]
[b]Synovectomy of dital phalanx[/b] what about 26320?:)... [ Read More ]
You're probably going to want 20680 since it was an ORIF: 20680: removal of implant, deep (eg, buried wire, pin, screw, metal band, nail, rod or plate) 26320: removal of implant from finger or han... [ Read More ]
Our ortho surgeon removed hardware that was placed (ORIF) in December from a ring finger. We are having a discrepency on which CPT code is correct for the removal. The two codes we are looking at ar... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="etld, post: 187187, member: 34142"]The provider is billing 26860 Arthrodesis, interphalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation; and 26320 Removal of implant from finger or hand. This i... [ Read More ]
The provider is billing 26860 Arthrodesis, interphalangeal joint, with or without internal fixation; and 26320 Removal of implant from finger or hand. This is of the LT ring finger, with DIP joint fus... [ Read More ]
My surgeon is removing an implant in the interphalangeal joint, and replacing with another implant. Can I code 26536 and 26320 ?... [ Read More ]