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Crescentic Osteotomy

Published on Tue Oct 29, 2013

Question: How should I code a crescent shelf osteotomy for a hallux valgus case? New York Subscriber Answer: You have two coding options to choose from when reporting this service. One option is to use 28296 (Correction, hallux valgus [bunion], with or without sesamoidectomy; with metatarsal osteotomy [e.g., Mitchell, Chevron, or concentric type procedures]). The second option is to select 28306 (Osteotomy, [...]
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