Snflwr
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My physician removed hardware from an ankle by 2 seperate incisions of which I know I can only use 20680 once but he also wants to charge for exploration of the tib post tendon, op note states...
I extended the incision distally from the tib post tendonn and passed a hemostat up the sheath and identified it more proximally where the plate had been close to it. There was some minor abrasion involoving 5-10% of the tendon but the great majority of it was intact. I debided this small area and then thoroughly irrigated, clodes the subcu....
I looking at this a debridment that had to do with the hardware so it would be bundled. Can he charge for this and if so I have no idea as to what code I would be looking for. Thanks
I extended the incision distally from the tib post tendonn and passed a hemostat up the sheath and identified it more proximally where the plate had been close to it. There was some minor abrasion involoving 5-10% of the tendon but the great majority of it was intact. I debided this small area and then thoroughly irrigated, clodes the subcu....
I looking at this a debridment that had to do with the hardware so it would be bundled. Can he charge for this and if so I have no idea as to what code I would be looking for. Thanks