CPT^® 27590, Under Amputation Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 27590 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Amputation Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint.

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In this procedure the provider completely removes the leg at any point on the femur bone of the thigh. He then closes the wound left with remaining muscular and skin layers.

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Prosthetic denial

[QUOTE="smcglenon, post: 489254, member: 513863"] I have a patient that received a new prosthetic leg, and is covered by Aetna Commercial insurance. They paid for all of the codes except for three: L... [ Read More ]

Prosthetic denial

I have a patient that received a new prosthetic leg, and is covered by Aetna Commercial insurance. They paid for all of the codes except for three: L5312 (base code), L5950, and L5622. The denial rea... [ Read More ]

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Bilateral aka help

how do you bill a bilateral AKA? I have tried.... and have been told it won't go out. 27590 50 27592 LT 27590 RT 59 thanks... [ Read More ]

Tibial Turn Up

Thanks for the information. I did not do any Orthopedic Oncology, particularly Pediatric Orthopedic Oncology, as a practitioner. This would be highly specialized surgery at a high level center. So,... [ Read More ]

Above the knee amputations

Physicians used a Gigli saw to do a left above-knee amputation. Is this just 27590? The report doesn't state anything about using a guillotine circular saw. Thanks,... [ Read More ]

Left above-the-knee amputation

Physicians used a Gigli saw to do a left above-the-knee amputation. :) Is this just 27590? The report doesn't state anything about using a guillotine circular saw. Thanks,... [ Read More ]

Discontinued Procedure

[QUOTE="kmhayesco, post: 298874, member: 163700"]Hello everyone, I have a situation where, the physician began a below knee amputation on a patient with necrotizing faciitis. He made the incision thr... [ Read More ]

Discontinued Procedure

Hello everyone, I have a situation where, the physician began a below knee amputation on a patient with necrotizing faciitis. He made the incision thru the fascia, subcutaneous tissue, and muscle. Di... [ Read More ]

11044

We have a pt. who had bil BKA's. We originally biled rt and lt and Medicare said to use 27590 with 50 modifier 1 unit but double the fee. They paid this but the other code 11044 was denied. we have tr... [ Read More ]

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