AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 5 (May)

Musculoskeletal System/Surgery (May 2004)

May 2004 page 16-end Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Musculoskeletal, 26587, 26590 (Q&A) Question When coding information is updated in the CPT Assistant, is the most current information always correct? For example, the information contained in the August 2003 CPT Assistant (Q&A)regarding codes 26587 and 26590 states that these codes should be reported for only digits of the hand; however, in the October 2001 CPT Assistant (Q&A) it is stated that codes 26587 and 26590 should be reported for both digits of the hand and feet. Is this a coding clarification and does it supercede the August...

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