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Can You Bill an Achilles Tendon Repair With Bone Spur Excision?

Published on Wed Oct 22, 2025

Question: A podiatrist performed a calcaneal exostectomy with Achilles tendon repair to remove a bone spur from the patient’s heel. The documentation states the Achilles tendon was healthy at the time of the operation, and the physician had to incise the tendon to reach the calcaneus. The documentation includes information about an extensive repair for the Achilles tendon using the [...]
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