Please help with this hammer toe and mallet toe procedure?
hammer toe corrections were done on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th toes.
28285 x 4, DX 735.4??
"right great toe mallet deformity correction"
Then "I used a dorsal incision that was longitudinal over the great toe. I exposed the joint and removed some of the joint capsule and made an extensor tenotomy. I made a cut at the middle phalanx and distal phalanx, and then anchored this in place with a single K-wire. A 4.0 cannulated screw was used to anchor this into place. I closed ...."
CPT code? Would DX 735.8 be appropriate?
TIA
hammer toe corrections were done on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th toes.
28285 x 4, DX 735.4??
"right great toe mallet deformity correction"
Then "I used a dorsal incision that was longitudinal over the great toe. I exposed the joint and removed some of the joint capsule and made an extensor tenotomy. I made a cut at the middle phalanx and distal phalanx, and then anchored this in place with a single K-wire. A 4.0 cannulated screw was used to anchor this into place. I closed ...."
CPT code? Would DX 735.8 be appropriate?
TIA