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06-25-2012, 07:17 AM
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Yes. Please see add'l details for CPT 26951 below, thanks. [source, supercoder.com]
Amputation, finger or thumb, primary or secondary, any joint or phalanx, single, including neurectomies; with direct closure The physician removes a finger or thumb at any joint or phalanx, either right after an injury or infection or after an earlier attempt has failed. This procedure includes removal of vessels and nerves and a direct closure of the wound. 
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07-04-2012, 11:47 AM
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if there is a traumatic amputation of the finger, and the surgeon states he debrided the sharp end of the bone and removed the nail and nail matrix and closed the wound with a v-y advancement flap, is this a revision amputation 26952 or just a debridement with a flap closure (14040, 11044)?
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