CPT^® 28810, Under Amputation Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28810 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Amputation Procedures on the Foot and Toes.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider amputates a single metatarsal bone along with its attached toe. Metatarsals are the five long bones located between the tarsal bones of the foot/ankle and phalanges of the toes.

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orhto question

I would use 28140-59 (column 2 for 28810), 28810, 28810-59, with corresponding anatomical modifiers... [ Read More ]

Billing amputation with debridement

[QUOTE="svevans3, post: 511302, member: 75724"] Please help. Can I bill 28810 for ray amputations and 11043, 11046 for debridement? [ATTACH type="full" alt="1652810078912.png"]5903[/ATTACH] [/QUOT... [ Read More ]

Billing amputation with debridement

Please help. Can I bill 28810 for ray amputations and 11043, 11046 for debridement? [ATTACH type="full"]5903[/ATTACH]... [ Read More ]

Question on amputation

There is an NCCI edit for 28122 with 28820. I have been using 28810-52 with the appropriate T modifier for amputations of toe at mtpj with metatarsal head resection (partial ray resection).... [ Read More ]

Question on amputation

Provider performed a MPJ amputation along with the proximal 1/3 of the metatarsal - he calls it a 5th ray resection. I'm finding conflicting info on whether I can code this as 28810 - since he did no... [ Read More ]

PIP then Ray Amputation same session

You write that she was "going to perform", but ended up doing a partial ray amputatioan. I would assign 28810.... [ Read More ]

PIP then Ray Amputation same session

Hi- my surgeon performed a disarticulation at the PIPJ third toe. Next she was going to perform an incision of the bone cortex on the third metatarsal. She ended up doing a partial ray amputation. She... [ Read More ]

Toe Debridement and Amputation

[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 484670, member: 29238"] Did the doctor call this an "amputation"? If the surgeon performed an amputation the code would be 28810. If the surgeon just removed bone from the... [ Read More ]

Toe Debridement and Amputation

Did the doctor call this an "amputation"? If the surgeon performed an amputation the code would be 28810. If the surgeon just removed bone from the metatarsal it would be 28122. The excisional debride... [ Read More ]

Toe Amputations

Our surgeon doesn't perform many amputations so just wanting to make sure I'm headed in the right direction.... Section of the op note: 2nd and 3rd toes of the right foot were amputated. Dead tissue... [ Read More ]

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