CPT^® 26135, Under Excision Procedures on the Hand and Fingers

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 26135 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Hand and Fingers.

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The provider surgically removes the synovial membrane over the metacarpophalangeal, or MCP, joint between the finger and hand. He divides the intrinsic muscles and performs reconstruction of the extensor hood tissue. He may perform this procedure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The code applies to each digit separately.

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[QUOTE="miller9499, post: 78328, member: 15594"]My doctor is a hand specialist. He did an ORIF of a dislocated metacarpal phalangeal joint. He also did a reconstruction of the ulnar and radial sagit... [ Read More ]

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