CPT^® 28496, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28496 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Foot and Toes.

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In this procedure, the provider performs treatment of a phalanx or phalanges fracture in a great toe using screws and pins through the skin. Treatment includes manipulation, or adjustment, of the fractured bone. Phalanges are bones of the toe. There are three in each toe except the greater toe, which has two phalanges.

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percutaneous pinning of lesser toe

Take a look at the Coding Tips for CPT 28525 that Encoder supplies: [ATTACH=CONFIG]3659._xfImport[/ATTACH] This CPT includes perc pinning of lesser toes. Also, the lay description of CPT 28496 is sp... [ Read More ]

percutaneous pinning of lesser toe

It is my understanding that 28496, percutaneous skeletal fixation of fracture of great toe, phalanx or phalanges, with manipulation, means proximal or distal end of great toe, not great toe, and all p... [ Read More ]

percutaneous pinning of lesser toe

28496?... [ Read More ]

Percutaneous Pinning 5th toe Left Foot

I'm confused about this one; 28496 seems to be only for the great toe. Would 28515-22 be incorrect? I have read it is okay to use 28525, but this is Perc., not Open. Thanks in advance!:confused:... [ Read More ]

CR Perc Pinning Toe

[b]Sorry this was were 3M was leading me and I read the descriptor wrong.[/b] look at 28496 very closely, it's for the great toe, phalanx or phalanges. "percutaneous skeletal fixation of fracture gr... [ Read More ]

help! Perc pinning little toe

You would use CPT 28525, Open treatment of fracture, phalanx or phalanges, other than great toe, includes internal fixation, when performed, each. Per the Podiatry Coding Companion, "This code reports... [ Read More ]

help! Perc pinning little toe

I was looking at 28496, which is percutaneous skeletal fixation of fracture great toe, phalanx OR [U]phalanges[/U]. Why can't this be used? Am I missing something? You could use the modifier to indica... [ Read More ]

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