CPT^® 27880, Under Amputation Procedures on the Leg (Tibia and Fibula) and Ankle Joint

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 27880 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Amputation Procedures on the Leg (Tibia and Fibula) and Ankle Joint.

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In this procedure, the provider amputates the leg below the knee, through the bones in the lower leg, to relieve pain and or remove nonhealing tissue in the presence of poor vascular supply. He closes the remaining skin flaps around the amputation site.

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BKA with ERTL

My dr performed a procedure he called an ertl below the knee amputation. Upon doing some research, I found that it is named after the person who first performed it and it is not an acronym. They tak... [ Read More ]

NCCI edit BKA amputation 27880 and Ex fix 20690 f/Femur fx

I'll give it a go! (without having a report I am only guessing on the type of repair done) but I'd choose 27507 for the femur fracture (the debridement is included and there is no NCCI edit with 27880... [ Read More ]

NCCI edit BKA amputation 27880 and Ex fix 20690 f/Femur fx

Good Morning: I need some help on this one, I have a case where the Ortho provider did a case on a patient. 27880 Amputation at the BKA Traumatic amputation for fracture at TIB/FIB then he applied a... [ Read More ]

27880 amputation below knee

do i just use this code??? what else can i code with this procedure???... [ Read More ]

sepsis with BKA amputation

The most common performed procedure concerning BKA is usually through the tibia and fibula which is coded as 27880. This would be the cpt to use. Sepsis, unspecified organism ICD 10: A41.9 *pulled... [ 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 ]

Ertl procedure - looking for a possible cpt code

[b]Ertl Procedure[/b] ERYTL PROCEDURE AS PRIMARY PROCEDURE: 27880 Amputation leg through tibia and fibula 27715 Osteoplasty, tibia and fibula 27725 Repair of nonunion or malunion by synostosis wi... [ Read More ]

Ertl procedure - looking for a possible cpt code

[b]ERTL Codes[/b] I found the following in Dr. C. Attinger's article published in PRS Feb 2013. Dr. Janevicius does the coding and is writes most of our society articles on correct coding: CODING PE... [ Read More ]

Above Knee Amputation

I am looking for a cpt for above the knee amputation, this patient had a below the knee amputation (cpt 27880) done approx 2 mos ago. dx: nonhealing wound cellulitis.... [ Read More ]

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