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AMA CPT® Assistant - 1998 Issue 10 (October)
Muscolosceletal Foot and Toes, 28110 (Q&A) (October 1998)
October 1998 page 10b
Coding Consultation
Muscolosceletal Foot and Toes, 28110 (Q&A)
Question
How do I code for the surgical correction of a bunionette (a bunion involving the fifth metatarsal head and a partial ostectomy)?
AMA Comment
CPT code 28110, Ostectomy, partial excision, fifth metatarsal head (bunionette) (separate procedure), is the appropriate code for reporting the procedure described.
Muscolosceletal Foot and Toes, 28110 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1998; October 1998 page 10b
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