CPT^® 26145, Under Excision Procedures on the Hand and Fingers

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 26145 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 from the finger or palm flexor tendon sheath in a procedure called tenosynovectomy. He commonly performs this procedure in patients with finger flexor tendon injuries. Apply the code once for each tendon that undergoes the tenosynovectomy procedure.

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PTP Edits

[QUOTE="adunlap79@southhills.edu, post: 514141, member: 824510"] Thank you, Susan. I thought this was the case but the particular physician I am coding for is trying to us to bill 26055 with 26145 for... [ Read More ]

PTP Edits

Thank you, Susan. I thought this was the case but the particular physician I am coding for is trying to us to bill 26055 with 26145 for work he performed on the same index finger. I wanted to be certa... [ Read More ]

PTP Edits

[QUOTE="adunlap79@southhills.edu, post: 514134, member: 824510"] Hello all! I need help with PTP edits. One of the physicians I work for tried to bill 26145 with 26055. According to the NCCI PTP edits... [ Read More ]

PTP Edits

Hello all! I need help with PTP edits. One of the physicians I work for tried to bill 26145 with 26055. According to the NCCI PTP edits, 26055 is included in 26415. However, it was given a 1 on the ch... [ Read More ]

Trigger Finger procedure

Hi Chankim:) Trigger finger R dx is M65.351 and CPT 26145. Add modifier RT on claim. If providers note say due to overuse of finger add dx M70.841 or look at dx block X50. I hope this helps you. L... [ Read More ]

TRIGGER FINGER VS TENOSYNOVECTOMY

[QUOTE="cgilbreath, post: 501460, member: 15285"] This is a lengthy question. Perhaps I should start by asking if anyone who does hand coding can describe the verbiage in the body of an op report to ... [ Read More ]

TRIGGER FINGER VS TENOSYNOVECTOMY

This is a lengthy question. Perhaps I should start by asking if anyone who does hand coding can describe the verbiage in the body of an op report to justify using CPT 26145 as opposed to 26055. Let ... [ Read More ]

Correct modifiers for multiple units of 26145 question

[QUOTE="kpichon, post: 492247, member: 72709"] Hello, Can someone confirm for me what the correct way to code multiple units of 26145 are? Would it be 26145,F7 x2 and 26145,F8,51 x2 [ATTACH type="... [ Read More ]

Correct modifiers for multiple units of 26145 question

Hello, Can someone confirm for me what the correct way to code multiple units of 26145 are? Would it be 26145,F7 x2 and 26145,F8,51 x2 [ATTACH type="full"]5255[/ATTACH]... [ Read More ]

Defining radical in 26145 26145 code 26145 hand hand coding ortho orthopedic orthopedic coding

Hello, I am looking for help in defining what constitutes a Radical Tenosynovectomy and when to use 26145. Does the surgeon need documentation of pathological tenosynovium for code 26145? Thank a Yo... [ Read More ]

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