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Can both cpt 27698 and cpt 27640 be billed together? Dr performed a modified brostrom procedure and an excision of a large osteophyte of distal fibula and anterolateral talus extrarticularly Thank you
Yes, I would report 27698 (Brostrum) and 27635 (NOT 27640-unless it's for osteomyelitis and significant excision of bone; for excision of exostosis use 27365 (tib. or fib.) per CPT note under the 27640 in parenthesis and 28100 (talus). with 59 modifier fib,bone) and 51( talus.bone).