CPT Knowledgebase - May 19, 2015

Does code 26440, Tenolysis, flexor tendon; palm OR finger, each tendon, include capsulectomy when the capsulectomy is performed at the time of tenolysis of a flexor tendon of the palm or finger; and may code 26525, Capsulectomy or capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint, be reported in addition to code 26440 to report the capsulectomy, when performed at the time of tenolysis of a flexor tendon of the palm or finger?

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