CPT^® 26070, Under Incision Procedures on the Hand and Fingers

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 26070 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Hand and Fingers.

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In this procedure, the provider makes an incision to open the carpometacarpal joint in the wrist. He then explores the joint and drains out or pulls out any foreign or loose body present.

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RT THUMB EXPLORATION W/REPLACEMENT OF ARTHROPLASTY

[QUOTE="RebeccaMoney, post: 485349, member: 11362"] No. [/QUOTE] It wouldn't be 26070 because the surgeon didn't drain or remove any loose foreign bodies. Code 20103 would be for a penetrating wound.... [ Read More ]

RT THUMB EXPLORATION W/REPLACEMENT OF ARTHROPLASTY

Good Morning! I need help with the above CPT. Doctor gave me 20103 but isn't that for trauma? Here is a short description of the procedure. ...2 cm incision was made over the area of swelling. Dissect... [ Read More ]

Excision of mass left small finger, left carpal tunnel release carpal tunnel hand coding ortho specialty coding orthopaedic

How would you code this? I am reading mucoid degeneration and he keeps extending the incision, but I don't think an actual cyst was removed. The carpal tunnel was not planned, can I bill it with the c... [ Read More ]

HAND EXPLORATION WITH DEBRIDEMENT & REMOVE FOREIGN BODY

I was looking at this a couple days ago. Code 26070 requires an arthrotomy, which could have occurred during the trauma. I don't see anything that would clearly indicate that the joint capsule was par... [ Read More ]

HAND EXPLORATION WITH DEBRIDEMENT & REMOVE FOREIGN BODY

10120 OR 26070? Patient had a hand grinder injury. Since the op note states that the extensor tendone was inspected, I feel like maybe 26070 would be more appropriate than 10120. [ATTACH type="fu... [ Read More ]

+20704 ABX Beads at same time as Spacer?

Okay folks...after much more research I found the answer to my own question LOL...it is an issue with the electronic coding book my organization has purchased. See below the parenthetic notes and CPT ... [ Read More ]

Extensive hand/forearm I&D

I had one of these one time and it was a lot of different codes over and over, as he did many surgeries. It looks like it's going to be a combination of debridement codes like 11043 or 11044 (althoug... [ Read More ]

Ossicle Excision Hand/Wrist

26070 or 26200?... [ Read More ]

20520 vs. 26070

I would lean towards using 20520 because that is removal of foregin body in muscle or tendon sheath and the splinter was in the flexor tendon sheath and not in the joint. 26070 is an arthrotomy, which... [ Read More ]

20520 vs. 26070

I am having confusion regarding removal of a foreign body, and which code to use appropriately; can anyone help me? Is there something I should be looking for in particular? Below is the procedure n... [ Read More ]

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