CPT^® 26471, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Hand and Fingers

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 26471 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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In this procedure, the provider surgically affixes a tendon to a finger’s proximal interphalangeal joint to improve the stability of the joint.

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Extensor Tenodesis - Left Long Finger to Left Ring Finger?

[QUOTE="nickelclaw, post: 501222, member: 256517"] I think you are part correct thus far codes are correct. I am reading it that a tenodesis was done index finger was sutured to prevent sublux of the ... [ Read More ]

Extensor Tenodesis - Left Long Finger to Left Ring Finger?

I think you are part correct thus far codes are correct. I am reading it that a tenodesis was done index finger was sutured to prevent sublux of the remaining index finger. 26471 also? incision MCP jo... [ Read More ]

EDC TENDON REPAIR

This surgery started out as repair but turned into Tendoesis. Looking at 26471 & 25301. any suggestions I then made a 7 cm longitudinal incision over the dorsal wrist. I dissected down onto the EDC t... [ Read More ]

Percutaneous pinning without fracture

[b]Perc pinning w/stabilization[/b] Alicia, thank you so much. I think it's a perfect fit I'll go with 26471. Again thank you! have a great day!... [ Read More ]

Percutaneous pinning without fracture

[b]A guess[/b] Not sure if this will help but what about 26471 or 26474. I looked up repair, finger, tendon, joint stabilization. Look up Tenodesis splint which is the fixation of a tendon in the dic... [ Read More ]

Coding question-proximal phalanx

Can someone look over the operative report below and let me know what you think? My thoughts are: F1-20680 V54.01, 996.40 F2-20680 V54.01, 996.40 F1-26471 not sure about diagnosis code, maybe 709.... [ Read More ]

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