AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 9 (September)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (September 2018)

September 2018 page 14a Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: What is the appropriate code to report for a metatarsal scarf osteotomy? Answer: Code 28296, Correction, hallux valgus (bunionectomy), with sesamoidectomy, when performed; with distal metatarsal osteotomy, any method, should be reported for a scarf osteotomy. A scarf osteotomy is a procedure for correction of the hallux and the term "scarf" describes the shape of the bone cut (osteotomy). Question: When the physician performs a Hoke technique percutaneous Achilles tendon lengthening, is it appropriate to report CPT code 27605 or code 27606? Answer: Neither code 27605 nor 27606 should be reported...

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