CPT^® 28306, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28306 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Foot and Toes.

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The provider performs an osteotomy of the first metatarsal bone to remove a bunion and realign the metatarsal bone and the toe. He may or may not lengthen, shorten, or correct an angular deformity of the first metatarsal.

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Bunionectomies

28299 for "double" procedures. Some providers will argue they want to report two separate codes for procedures like "Lapiplasty". Some will also try to get you to separately report parts like 28306, 2... [ Read More ]

Billing for decompression of neuroma, 2nd intermetatarsal space?

Are you using a 28306 for osteotomy (or 28296 for bunionectomy) and then a 64704 for decompression? There aren't any CCI edits on those. Even if the incision for the hallux work is "extended" over t... [ Read More ]

Is this another billable procedure?

I'm going to read into this a bit so if you need to verify, please do. You said that the surgeon used a saw. That tells me that an osteotomy was performed. For that use 28306. Don't use 28288 as that ... [ Read More ]

Help with Surgical Coding Podiatry

Need help coding the surgical procedures Diagnosis: Left Metatarsus Primus Varus, hallux valgus, exostosis 1st metatarsal head Procedure: Excision exostosis 1st metatarsal head So... [ Read More ]

Foot procedures??

I am not well prepared for foot procedures. When I look up these codes 28292,28306,28310 they all seem inclusive to each other. I am not sure if they should all be billed or only one since they are in... [ Read More ]

New Surgery Code HELP

:confused:I am looking for the correct way to code this surgery. We used to bill it as 28292+28306, but with the new bunionectomy code for proximal metatarsal osteotomy, 28295, I believe I need to use... [ Read More ]

bunion codes

doctor did surgery. wants to bill 28292, 28298, 28306, 28308, 29515 i advised since did double osteotomy should bill 28299, 29515 Am I correct or is podiatrist? thanks... [ Read More ]

28308 or 28309 when more than one osteotomy performed?

Trying to read through the descriptions and my plain language definitions code selection seems to be what metatarsal bones are involved. 28309 if multiple osteotomies without any involvement of the f... [ Read More ]

28306? 28270? Or 28296

The base of the 1st metatarsal was exposed and a 'lateral based wedge cut/removed.' This alone would be an osteotomy of the 1st metatarsal - so the 28306 - but with the tendon lengthening and capsulo... [ Read More ]

28306? 28270? Or 28296

28290 ? ; simple exostectomy This procedure is just that?a simple exostectomy. AAOS states that this procedure includes: arthrotomy, synovial biopsy, extensor tenotomy, synovectomy, capsular release ... [ Read More ]

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