CPT^® 26861, Under Arthrodesis Procedures on the Hand and Fingers

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 26861 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Arthrodesis Procedures on the Hand and Fingers.

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In this add–on procedure, the provider surgically immobilizes an additional interphalangeal joint of the finger following arthrodesis of one interphalangeal joint at the same session. He may or may not use an internal fixation device to fuse the joint. An interphalangeal joint is a joint between phalanges of the hand.

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29860 - 29861

[b]26860 - 26861[/b] Doctor did fusion DIP joint finger with internal fixation. He did this on three separate fingers. Well the code is 26860. However, Is it 29860 for each finger ? There is CPT... [ Read More ]

Help please!

If anyone is able to help me with this, it would be greatly appreciated! There is an op report and the procedures performed were 1. Strayer gastroc. recession 2. Toes 2-4 distal interphalangeal arth... [ Read More ]

abnormal tsh

[QUOTE="lajames, post: 26861, member: 40841"]if a patient has an abnormal tsh, I think you can code hypothyriod or hyperthyroid depending the result.[/QUOTE] No you cannot. Only the provider may dia... [ Read More ]

Help with coding

No, you cannot code for 26861 with coding 26860. If you need an addt'l joint code for 26862 you should use 26863.... [ Read More ]

Help with coding

Can i bill code 26862 and 26861 and not bill 26860(26861 is an add on code for 26860)?... [ Read More ]

coding help

Sx coding- please help as to how you would bill this? Along with modifiers 25111 rt wrist 26862 rt index finger 26861 rt ring finger 26055 rt thumb 26105 rt thumb... [ Read More ]

General question about 26860 and 26861

I believe if your surgeon performed an arthrodesis to more than one interphalangeal joint, the first would be billed with 26860, each additional with 26861.... [ Read More ]

General question about 26860 and 26861

I just have a general question about the above mentioned codes. When I read these code descriptions, I interpret them to mean that if the arthrodesis is performed on two different fingers, we would b... [ Read More ]

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