CPT^® 28110, Under Excision Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28110 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 incises the head of the fifth bone of the foot, the part of the bone that is closest to the toes, to remove a bony lesion from the outside of the foot.

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Question on amputation

28110 used to read "including toe". There are comments on aapc from many years back stating this is the code to use. However, since the code no longer says "including toe" I am not certain as to whe... [ Read More ]

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 28292-28298 AND 28300-28309 CODES

The first procedure performed was the Lapid (28297). I think this procedure qualifies for a -22 modifier. Because this was a revision procedure there was a lot more preparation done due to the previou... [ Read More ]

28308 and 28110

Is 28110 performed as well as 28308? A dorsal lateral linear incision was created over the fifth metatarsal phalangeal joint of the right foot. The incision was deepened to the fifth metatarsal phal... [ Read More ]

CPT codes 28285, 28100 and 28108

It's been awhile since I coded for ortho. So, I am reaching out for help with these 3 codes. The CCI edits only has 1 edit listed which is for code 28285 that simply states it's part of the surgical/m... [ Read More ]

Tailors bunionectomy w/dorsiflexory osteotomy

Agree w/ above 28110, 28308. There is bundling to consider.... [ Read More ]

Tailors bunionectomy w/dorsiflexory osteotomy

Is there anything else in the op note? Taking the bunionette off of the 5th metatarsal head is 28110...but it sounds like there was (also) a 5th metatarsal osteotomy ...28308?... [ Read More ]

Tailors bunionectomy w/dorsiflexory osteotomy

Can someone please advise if I am going down the correct thinking. Having trouble with these Bunionectomy Codes. "dorsolateral aspect of 5th metatarsophalangeal jt, incision deepened through subcuta... [ Read More ]

Tailor's bunionectomy

Our surgeon did a Tailor's bunionectomy with screw fixation and extensor tenotomy, right 5th MPJ. It also says that there was still a deforming force laterally and plantarly so an osteotomy was then p... [ Read More ]

5th metatarsal head/bursa excision

Looking at 28110 726.91 and 726.79....including the bursa excision? OP note: POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left 5th metatarsal head exostosis with a bursa to the lateral aspect of the 5th metatarsophal... [ Read More ]

Can I bill 28110 with 28308 59

They way I have read the NCCI edits is that 28110 is in with col 1 and nothing is listed in col 2 for 28308, however in reverse col 1 has 28308 with 28110 in col 2 but has a 1 in the modifier col. So... [ Read More ]

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