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CPT® 28140, Under Excision Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 28140 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 surgically removes the metatarsal bone or portion of the metatarsal bone to treat disease or deformity of that bone. If there is major disease of the metatarsal and the provider cannot treat the condition with a partial excision, he must perform a complete removal of the bone.

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orhto question
I would use 28140-59 (column 2 for 28810), 28810, 28810-59, with corresponding anatomical modifiers... [ Read More ]
Metatarsal Bone Excision 28122 28140 complete excision metatarsal partial
Patient had a partial excision of the metatarsal bone years ago. Now patient is having the remaining metatarsal excised. I was thinking 28140 since the remainder of the bone is being completely exci... [ Read More ]
head resection code
I need help coding a note, I think it should be 28140 and 20240 co worker thinks it should be 20240, 28111, and 13160. Any help please? PROCEDURES: 1. First metatarsal head resection, left foot. 2. ... [ Read More ]
Need help w/dx for metatarsectomy
The part of the note that is posted says "partial 1st metatarsal bone resection, second metatarsal revision". Under 28140 in the Coding Companion for Podiatry, it says "for PARTIAL excision of the me... [ Read More ]
Need help w/dx for metatarsectomy
Patient is diabetic; had tranmetatarsal amputation. On f/up a month later, doctor notes: " The foot incision itself is very well healed on the plantar aspect and distal lateral aspect. There is a s... [ Read More ]
Quandary about Partial Metatarsectomy code
Is a CPT code 28113 partial metatarsectomy code ? or should I use 28140 ? Op note "I extended the incision and performed a partial left fith metatarsectomy using a ronguer to remove what appeared t... [ Read More ]
Complete excision of the 5th metatarsal
I code for an orthopedic group and would like to know if anyone out there knows of a code for the complete excision of the 5th metatarsal. My doctor wants to use 28122 but that's for only a partial e... [ Read More ]
Metatarsal #5 resection
[QUOTE="DaisyAnn, post: 47921, member: 7004"]If in the op note it says anything like incision deep to the metatarsalphalangeal joint, and the proximal phalanx bone was disarticulated from the metatars... [ Read More ]
Metatarsal #5 resection
If in the op note it says anything like incision deep to the metatarsalphalangeal joint, and the proximal phalanx bone was disarticulated from the metatarsal bone, but nothing about the metatarsal bei... [ Read More ]
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