AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 8 (August)

Musculoskeletal System/Surgery (August 2003)

August 2003 page 14c Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Musculoskeletal System, 26587, 26590 (Q&A) Question Codes 26587, Reconstruction of polydactylous digit, soft tissue and bone, and 26590, Repair, macrodactylia, each digit, refer to "digits." Does this mean that these codes can be reported when the procedures described are performed on toes as well as fingers? AMA Comment The musculoskeletal and other subsections of the CPT book are arranged by specific anatomic headings. Since codes 26587 and 26590 are located under the "Hand and Fingers" heading, the reference to "digits" in these codes applies only to the digits of...

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