CPT^® 28820, Under Amputation Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28820 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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In this procedure, the provider amputates the toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint. The metatarsophalangeal joint is the joint between the first metatarsal of the foot and the first phalanx of the toe.

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Tenolysis and debridement of Right Peroneal Tendons

Agree as above. It's definitely not 27691. Peroneals are flexors and code to the foot as Kimberly states above. However there is a typo, 28820 is an amputation. The flexor repair and tenolysis foot co... [ Read More ]

Tenolysis and debridement of Right Peroneal Tendons

28220 [I]Tenolysis, flexor, foot; single tendon[/I] is coded for tenolysis of the peroneus brevis tendon. The peroneus brevis muscle starts in the lower leg, runs behind the lateral malleolus at the a... [ Read More ]

28820 and 28825 global period

For these codes the coding companion says 0 global days. The CMS physician fee schedule says 0. But the 2022 CPT book has FUD90 under each code....which are we supposed to follow?... [ 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

28820 is for the toe only and as of 2021 has zero global days. Since the provider removed the distal metatarsal, you might need 28122 and 28820.... [ 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 ]

Is this another billable procedure?

I'm having trouble finding a cpt for this unknown complication causing phys to perform additional service. Please advise of any CPT I can fit. Patient has L great toe amputation (28820). When provider... [ Read More ]

Osteoclasis without fracture for hammer toe.

I am having trouble with the codes that the physician is reporting and what I think are the right codes. Any help would be appreciated. The physician codes 28820 28665 28665-51 28665-51 28230 28230-... [ Read More ]

Amputation coding with another procedure

CPT 28810 is excising the metatarsal and the attached toe from the tarsometatasal joint. "28810 Amputation, metatarsal, with toe, single" - "The physician performs an amputation of a metatar... [ Read More ]

28810 vs 28820

[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 440886, member: 29238"]28810 osteotomy is made through the metatarsal (ultimately in this case). 28820 the toe is separated at the joint capsule from the MT What may be ... [ Read More ]

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