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Hi,
can ANYONE HELP ME I AM CODING THE EXCISION AS 26115 BECAUSE THE MASS WAS LESS THAN 1.5 CM , HOWEVER IS THERE A SEPARATE CODE FOR THE OSTEOPHYE
 
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thanks for responding , DR is performing an excision soft tissue mass from the finger , it is excised from the root extending into the DIP joint, and removing the osteophyte off the dorsal base of the distal phalanx , I coded 26115 because the size of mass, However is there a code for the osteophyte ? Or is there a better code for both the mass and osteophyte ,
I appreciate any help
 
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