CPT^® 26500, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Hand and Fingers

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 26500 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Hand and Fingers.

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In this procedure the provider repairs the damaged tendon pulley, which is a ring–like structure around the tendon sheath that helps the tendon to keep its shape during the movement of the finger. The provider reconstructs the pulley with the help of nearby soft tissues.

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Finger surgery question (seperate procedure rule)

If a procedure code has (separate procedure) but it doesn't bundle (NCCI) with the other code can you bill it? Example CPT code 26390 Right index finger flexor tendon resection and placement of silico... [ Read More ]

Finger surgery question (seperate procedure rule)

flexor digitorum profundus excision with pulley reconstruction flexor digitorum flexor tenolysis hunter rod pulley reconstruction

Im not quite sure how to code this I got 26390 26500 26500 I want to code 26356 but it was inclusive to 26390 PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left small finger zone 2 flexor tendon laceration (flexor dig... [ Read More ]

Ambulatory Coding Supervisor-Asante Physician Partners

[B]Ambulatory Coding Supervisor-APP[/B] Req #: 26500 Facility: Asante Physician Partners - Medford Location: Medford, OR Department: APP Finance (2000-81701) Category: Finance Schedule: Full Time Ho... [ Read More ]

Need a hand...with the hand

finger laceration which lacerated the A4 pulley creating a large flap in the radial border and flipped volarly. this was trimmed back to good stable A4 pulley with some remaining distally. FDP was i... [ Read More ]

Michelle Dunn Posts (00096920)

[b]tendon pulley[/b] If procedure is performed on the A1 pulley for trigger finger release and then the A2 pulley is reconstructed with anchors would it be ok to code 26145-F8, 26500-59. Is the 59 a... [ Read More ]

Sacramento July meeting minutes

ACRAMENTO CHAPTER OF AAPC MEETING DATE: July 9, 2012 TIME: 6:30PM LOCATION: UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento TOPIC: NCCI and MUE â€“ What are they and why should I care The meeting was ca... [ Read More ]

Extensive tenosynvectomy Index finger HELP

I need help with this.... Diagnosis: Atypical flexor tenosynovitis of the right index finger Operation performed: Extensive flexor tenosynvectomy of the right index finger A burner incision was mad... [ Read More ]

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