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CPT® 28193, Under Removal of Foreign Body Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 28193 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Removal of Foreign Body Procedures on the Foot and Toes.

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The provider removes a foreign body, which is situated deep beneath the skin, from the foot. Because of excessive tissue or nerve damage, the provider must also repair torn nerves and tendon damage.

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Unsure how to proceed with the coding of this case. I have looked at 27695, 27792, 27826 & 28193 but unsure as none of these seem to truly fit to me. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: UNUNITED AVULSION FRA... [ Read More ]
Does 28190 require an incision?
[QUOTE="DeLisa_Smith, post: 457615, member: 318173"] See [I]CPT Assistant[/I], December 2013, Volume 23, Issue 12, page 16; it explains the difference between 10120 and 28190 based on depth of foreign... [ Read More ]
Documentation 28193 depth
The dermis is actually above the subcutaneous. 28190 is subcutaneous, 28192 is deeper than subcutaneous tissues. The Coder's Desk Reference is a wonderful guide if you are able to get one. It advises ... [ Read More ]
Documentation 28193 depth
Please advise on the depth of the foreign body for this procedure. I see 28190 is subcutaneous. 28192 deep, the layer below that, dermis. Does use of 28193 have to be in the lower level of skin as in ... [ Read More ]
Intermediate laceration repair?
How deep was it? I'm thinking 28190-28193 which is removal of foreign body of foot. Id look at that first before you code as Intermediate (simple closure of heavily contaminated wound).... [ Read More ]
Foreign body removal-complicated
I have a doctor who removed 7 different sea urchins in the bottom of a pts foot with 7 different incisions. Can we bill 28193 removal of foreign body complicated with 7 units?... [ Read More ]
Ostectomy Metatarsal head and right proximal phalanx coding help?
Preoperative Diagnosis: 1. Osteomyelitis, right foot 2. Chronic ulcer of right foot. 3. Foreign body, deep in right foot, sewing needle or straight pin Procedures Performed: 1. Complete ostectomy of ... [ Read More ]
foreign body - coding for incison
[QUOTE="maryanneheath, post: 199726, member: 78361"]This is an interesting one!....there are the athrotomy codes (28020 thru 28024) if the procedure was performed at a joint. There are also the FB re... [ Read More ]
foreign body - coding for incison
This is an interesting one!....there are the athrotomy codes (28020 thru 28024) if the procedure was performed at a joint. There are also the FB removal codes specifically for feet, ie 28190 thru 281... [ Read More ]
I&D without incision
[QUOTE="donnajrichmond, post: 178782, member: 4393"]Coding Clinic for HCPCS 4Q 2006 said that 28190-28193 require an incision.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I was surprised to see in The Lynx Reference Manual for ED... [ Read More ]
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