Wiki Cpt 20670

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If pins are removed from the right foot at the medial cuneiform, and the right foot at the talonavicular area can 20670 be reported twice since 2 separate incisions were made?
 
Yes, with Modifier 59:
Multiple use of code 20680 would be appropriate only when the hardware removal was performed for another fracture in a different anatomical site unrelated to the first fracture (eg, ankle and humerus). In these circumstances, modifier 59, Distinct procedural service, would be appended to subsequent uses of the code. For example, two different and noncontiguous implants are removed from two different bones or two different (noncontiguous) sites on the same bone using multiple incisions. Depending on whether the implants were superficial or deep, code 20680 may be reported twice or codes 20680 and 20670, Removal of implant; superficial (eg, buried wire, pin, or rod (separate procedure), may each be reported.
 
Thank you for your help, I have another question seems tat I see a lot of different answers to this. Can you bill 20670 with 58 pin removal in office procedure performed during global period?
 
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