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Orthopedic Coding:

Don’t Use 2 CPT® Codes When 1 Will Do

Published on Wed May 28, 2025

Question: I have an op note in which the orthopedic surgeon documented fusing the first tarsometatarsal joint together, removing the medial eminence, and performing an Akin osteotomy on the first proximal phalanx. We reported 28740 and 28298, but the claim was denied. What codes should we report instead? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: Correcting your claim is as simple as making a [...]
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