CPT^® 28150, Under Excision Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28150 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Foot and Toes.

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The provider surgically removes one phalanx of the toe to treat disease or deformity in the affected toe. If there is major disease of the phalanx and the provider cannot treat the condition with a partial excision, he must perform a complete removal of the bone.

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Help with hammertoe surgery

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Proximal amputation of big toe

How about 28150 Phalangectomy, toe, each toe as a possibility?... [ Read More ]

Toe amputation due to malignant melanoma excision/closure

[b]28150[/b] NOT my area of expertise, but CPT 28150 sounds right to me. Hope that helps. F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC... [ Read More ]

Amputation of toe

Can someone help me with the correct cpt codes? patient has a chronic ulcer of foot as well as the plantar aspect of same foot. surgeon procedure statement is amputation of 4th toe with debridement of... [ Read More ]

28285 with 28150?

[QUOTE="nsteinhauser, post: 173260, member: 85857"]All same digit.....the surgeon removed the head of the proximal phalanx to correct hammertoe. Then - because of 'extreme deformity,' the entire middl... [ Read More ]

28285 with 28150?

All same digit.....the surgeon removed the head of the proximal phalanx to correct hammertoe. Then - because of 'extreme deformity,' the entire middle phalanx was removed. Redundant tendon was shorte... [ Read More ]

does anyone have a code for partial exc of great toe ?

try looking at 28124 or 28150----28160... [ Read More ]

arthroplasty on a fractured toe?

[b]arthroplasty toe[/b] I don't think you want to use 28312 because is specifically talks about putting in a screw. Look at 28150.... [ Read More ]

Metatarsal #5 resection

Hi, I would rather use two CPT's to describe this procedure. No single CPT covers this entire procedure. 28122 and 28150 are two CPT to be used here. Please make me correct if you find somethin... [ Read More ]

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