CPT^® 28005, Under Incision Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28005 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Foot and Toes.

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In this procedure, the provider incises the bone cortex, the superficial part of the bone, to treat an infection in a bone of the foot.

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28003/28005 with 28120, 28122, 28222, etc

Wow. I do not think you can bill for the wound VAC since it was placed during the surgery nor for the nerve block. There's a lot going on in this note. I do not see where cpt 28005 was performed.... [ Read More ]

28003/28005 with 28120, 28122, 28222, etc

Hi Tonia! Podiatry surgeon is billing 64450-59 with each of his procedures, and the anesthesiologist is billing 01480. Here is one report in which the following codes were billed -- 28315-RT, 28005... [ Read More ]

28003/28005 with 28120, 28122, 28222, etc bundling debridement diabetic foot podiatry wound care

I am new to podiatry coding. There is a physician billing 28003 and 28005 (which are NCCI bundled with the following)... 28122, 28062, 28222, 28120.... Mostly diabetic foot infection procedures for de... [ Read More ]

PIP then Ray Amputation same session

Hi- my surgeon performed a disarticulation at the PIPJ third toe. Next she was going to perform an incision of the bone cortex on the third metatarsal. She ended up doing a partial ray amputation. She... [ Read More ]

FIFTH METATARSAL OSTECTOMY AT THE BASE

Code 28120 is for removal of bone from the talus or calcaneus so this would not be the proper code for removal of bone from the 5th MT. Code 28122 could be the code your looking for. But I would ask y... [ Read More ]

Irrigation and debridement to bone foot

[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 460264, member: 29238"] Because the surgeon had to cut down to bone due to the draining sinus I would use 28005. If it were not for that, I would have used 11044. Any ques... [ Read More ]

Irrigation and debridement to bone foot

Because the surgeon had to cut down to bone due to the draining sinus I would use 28005. If it were not for that, I would have used 11044. Any questions let me know.... [ Read More ]

Irrigation and debridement to bone foot

[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 460159, member: 29238"] Can you post the entire redacted note? If not, did the surgeon open this area up before debriding or was the wound already open? 28005 is good if t... [ Read More ]

Irrigation and debridement to bone foot

Can you post the entire redacted note? If not, did the surgeon open this area up before debriding or was the wound already open? 28005 is good if the doc had to make an incision and cut down to the bo... [ Read More ]

Irrigation and debridement to bone foot

Hello, What is the appropriate CPT for this surgery. My provider uses 28005. DX: Cellulitis and abscess of foot, large abscess on the plantar aspect of his foot with evident infection and erythe... [ Read More ]

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