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Puzzle Out Heel Spur Surgery Codes

Published on Fri Feb 18, 2022

Question: My podiatrist performs a lot of heel spur surgeries, but I’m confused about the differences between the codes that I would use to report the procedures. Can you help me? Ohio Subscriber Answer: If your podiatrist performs surgery for a heel spur, you have three different CPT® codes to choose from. They are as follows: Code 28118: If your podiatrist excises [...]
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