CPT^® 28045, Under Excision Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28045 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 within the muscles of the foot or toe. He submits the specimen, less than 1.5 cm in size, to a laboratory for analysis to determine its nature.

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How should I handle this issue with the doctor and code selection?

Need advice on how to respond to the provider. The provider performed a sx to excise a benign lesion (28045) which he coded with D36.10. I changed it to D17.24 based on the results of the path repo... [ Read More ]

Need help - Wide excision melanoma right great toe and application of collagen graft

Need help trying to code - Wide excision melanoma right great toe and application of collagen graft. thinking about using 28045. Graft?... [ Read More ]

Haglund deformity

Can you code repair achilles tendon, haglund deformity and excision bursa together? 27654, 28119 and 28045 I have a doc that does this all the time. I just need a 2nd opinion. thanks... [ Read More ]

Scar vs Tumor

From my understanding you use the excision, tumor codes from the musculoskeletal section when the excision goes down into or below the subcutanous tissue. As 28045 actually states "subfacial" I would... [ Read More ]

Scar vs Tumor

My doctor coded a scar as keloid (701.4) and wants to code the excision as 28045 (excision of tumor). From the research I have done, it seems that 11400-11406 (excision of benign lesion) is the corre... [ Read More ]

Excision soft tissue?

Excision of Soft tissue MASS fourth digit of foot.. Diagnosis: Chondroma and Neuroma Would I code 11421? or go to another section (eg 28045)? thanks... [ Read More ]

Excision of low-lying peroneus brevis muscle belly - HELP-getting this paid

Is this the only procedure done? we also bill unlisted usually dx 728.89/ or 727.89 compare to 28045. We have had BCBC pay.... [ Read More ]

another plantar wart question

So, the podiatrist in my office has been treating a patient for a plantar wart since October on a monthly basis with debridement and freezing. He came in last month and wanted it "cut out". She docu... [ Read More ]

granuloma - what cpt code would you bill

I would go with 28043 or 28045 depending on how deep. Charla, CPC, CASCC... [ Read More ]

excision of multiple neurofibroma

operative findings: Neurofibroma noted times three on left foot times three right foot and larger lesion on right side. There were three isolated neurofiboma on the tips of the digits, which involv... [ Read More ]

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