Commission of Omission (January 1997)

January 1997 page 3 Coding Tip Commission of Omission In the 1997 edition of CPT, a typographical error caused confusion for coders. CPT code 26541 and indented code 26542 were printed as they appear below. 26541 Reconstruction, collateral ligament, metacarpophalangeal joint, single, with tendon or fascial graft (includes obtaining graft) 26542 with local tissue (eg, adductor advancement) Meticulous readers will note that a semicolon (;) was inadvertently omitted. It should appear in CPT code 26541 , to distinguish the portion of the code that is considered the "common part," (ie, the portion of the code descriptor that is...

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This brief coding tip explains a printing issue in the 1997 CPT edition and shows the corrected presentation of the affected hand surgery-related descriptors. It is relevant to coders, auditors, and other revenue cycle professionals who work with CPT source materials and historical code documentation.

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Articles like this help users understand historical CPT errata and avoid confusion when comparing printed source pages with corrected code descriptors. It is especially useful for anyone validating legacy coding references or reviewing documentation tied to older CPT publications.

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  1. January 1997 page 3

    Introductory coding-tip content identifying the publication issue and the affected CPT material.

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  • How a typographical issue in a CPT publication was identified
  • Why punctuation and formatting in code descriptors can matter for reference accuracy
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  • Medical coders
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  • Compliance staff
  • Revenue cycle professionals
  • Reference librarians and coding researchers

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