CPT^® 26356, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Hand and Fingers

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 26356 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Hand and Fingers.

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The provider repairs an injury, such as a laceration, to the flexor tendon of one of the fingers to restore function and relieve pain.

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Im not quite sure how to code this I got 26390 26500 26500 I want to code 26356 but it was inclusive to 26390 PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left small finger zone 2 flexor tendon laceration (flexor dig... [ Read More ]

Getting paid for units for 26356 25260 25260 26356 medical assistance units

I submitted a claim to MN Medical Assistance for tendon repair. He repaired multiple tendons in the forearm and hand. I submitted 26356 with 3 units (MUE is 4) and 25260 with 3 units (MUE is 9). MN... [ Read More ]

Can you bill a 64702 separately of 26356?

What this amounts to is an Exploration and Repair of a 4.5 cm laceration of the hand at the base of the small finger with laceration of the ulnar digital artery (both ends ligated), but without injury... [ Read More ]

Can you bill a 64702 separately of 26356?

Hello, Question has come up with several of us differing in opinions. Would like to throw this out to see what others are doing. 27-year-old patient sustained a traumatic laceration to the ulnar asp... [ Read More ]

Coding units

[QUOTE="CodingKing, post: 413772, member: 323638"]26356 has MUE of 4 so it can go on one line with units. 64835 would be on its own line with 1 unit. 64837 is to be reported for each additional nerve ... [ Read More ]

Coding units

26356 has MUE of 4 so it can go on one line with units. 64835 would be on its own line with 1 unit. 64837 is to be reported for each additional nerve (one line as well MUE is 2 units)... [ Read More ]

Coding units

Can someone tell me if I can code 26356 and 64835 on separate lines, or do they need to be code once with the number of units.... [ Read More ]

26356 Tendon repair and casting cci edit splinting tendon

Hi, My doc did a tendon repair 26356 and applied splinting 29125 the same day. I know that there is a note that splinting, unless replacement, is not allowed same day as restorative treatment, howeve... [ Read More ]

Multiple procedures on the same tendon

The surgeon performed repair of the FDP tendon in zone 2, repair of the A4 pulley and reconstruction of the A2 pulley with a harvested graft all in the right hand ring finger. 26356 and 26502 were co... [ Read More ]

26356?

Pre-operative diagnosis: Left thumb flexor pollicis longus tendon laceration and associated structures Post-operative diagnosis: Same Procedure/description: Left thumb exploration with the fol... [ Read More ]

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