CPT^® 28039, Under Excision Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28039 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Foot and Toes.

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The provider excises an abnormal mass from the soft tissue below the skin in the foot or toe. He submits the specimen, 1.5 cm or greater in size, to a laboratory for analysis to determine its nature.

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Recurrent Ganglion excision 28090

[QUOTE="podcoder70, post: 506627, member: 584850"] A ganglion cyst is just that, whether being removed for the first time, second or third. They often grow back. I will assume that in this scenario ... [ Read More ]

Recurrent Ganglion excision 28090

A ganglion cyst is just that, whether being removed for the first time, second or third. They often grow back. I will assume that in this scenario the patient was outside of the global period for th... [ Read More ]

Recurrent Ganglion excision 28090

I have a op note that I am trying to figure out how to code, this patient had a ganglion removed and we billed that as 28090 but with the recurrent one my coworker doesn't think that same code works t... [ Read More ]

What Procedure Would You Code?

I was considering the 13132 as a scar revision, since the mass was primarily scar tissue; however, I love the idea of 28039! I hadn't even thought along those lines, so thank you [B]nsteinhauser [/B]f... [ Read More ]

What Procedure Would You Code?

You could use the 11423 - or a 28039 - LT. There are a lot of posts on this site re: when to use an integumentary code -the 11423, in this example - versus the soft tissue excision codes - the 28039... [ Read More ]

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