CPT^® 28153, Under Excision Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28153 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 the condyle at the distal end of the phalanx, which amputates the toe.

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CPT code for partial resection of distal phalanx

Good morning all, I have a difficult one: physician does a hammer toe (cpt 28285) and a wound debridement, necrotic tissue down to layer of distal phalanx (cpt 11043) and then stated the distal phala... [ Read More ]

Partial phalangectomy with flexor tenotomy

It sounds like the condylectomy was performed on the distal end of the proximal phalanx. I would use 28153 instead of the 28126. I would also append that with the toe modifer. And then the 28232. ... [ Read More ]

Exostectomy

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hemiphalangectomy? please help

Not sure which codes to use for the following: 28126, 28153 or 28160? Thanks DX: Painful exostosis of head of proximal phalanx of left great toe & Painful exostosis of the base of the distal phala... [ Read More ]

surgery coding help

Looking at this again, this will be a correction : 28234 (Tenotomy, open, extensor, foot or toe, each tendon) is a component of codes 28054 (Arthtotomy with biopsy; interphalangeal joint) and 28153 (... [ Read More ]

Joint Debridement after Hammertoe Surgery

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Hi I could use some help coding this. I have selected ICD-9-CM code 707.8 for : Decubital ulceration fourth MTPJ region, left foot. The procedure description is: Transmetatarsal resection left foref... [ Read More ]

Need Help Coding Exostectomy of Distal Phalanx

Can anyone help me with finding a code? The doctor used a high speed rotating burr to perform an exostectomy of condyle spurs on the third toe, distal phalanx. I can't use 11752 - he didn't excise th... [ Read More ]

Condylectomy of proximal phalanx 2nd toe

I would use 28153 because in the coders desk reference the description says: The physician resects the condyle of the distal end of the phalanx, amputating the toe. The physician makes a curvilinear i... [ Read More ]

Condylectomy of proximal phalanx 2nd toe

HELP ME PLEASE, SOMEONE!!!! My doc did a condylectomy of pt's 2nd toe; proximal phalanx. The op report states [I]"...The distal aspect of the proximal phalanx condyle was directly exposed and a condy... [ Read More ]

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