AMA CPT® Assistant - 2008 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal (December 2008)

December 2008 page 6c Surgery: Musculoskeletal, 26356, 26370 (Q&A) Question: If a repair of a profundus tendon (with intact superficialis tendon) is done in zone 2, what is the proper code, 26370 or 26356? Mimi Hughes. Philadelphia, PA. Answer: Code 26356, Repair or advancement, flexor tendon, in zone 2 digital flexor tendon sheath (eg, no man's land); primary, without free graft, each tendon, should be reported, because it more accurately describes the procedure performed. Zone 2 in the hand is from the middle palmar crease to the middle of the middle phalynx of the fingers (not the thumb)...

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