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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (January 2007)
January 2007 page 31
Coding Communication:Surgery: Musculoskeletal System
Question
What procedures are included when
reporting CPT codes for bunion (hallux valgus)
correction performed at the first metatarsophalangeal
(MTP) joint?
AMA Comment
All of the codes in the 28290-
28299 series include the following procedures
when performed at the first MTP joint: capsulotomy,
arthrotomy, synovial biopsy, neuroplasty,
synovectomy, tendon release, tenotomy, tenolysis,
excision of medial eminence, excision of associated
osteophytes, placement of internal fixation,
scar revision, articular shaving, and
removal of bursal tissue. These are integral components
of the operation and are not to be
reported separately.
Surgery: Musculoskeletal System...
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