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CPT® 28800, Under Amputation Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 28800 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Amputation Procedures on the Foot and Toes.

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In this procedure, the provider amputates the foot just in front of the heel and ankle. The amputation is at the midtarsal joints through the talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints. Midtarsal joints are also known as transverse tarsal joints. They are combined joints of either the talus with the navicular bone or the calcaneum with the cuboid bone.

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28800 with 27690 and 27692
Hello, Can anyone help with billing these codes together? Medicare has denied all of them for bundling. Cpt 97605 was also billed with these and that was the only code that paid. I appreciate any assi... [ Read More ]
Midfoot Amputation amputation foot midfoot podiatry
Is 28800 or 28805 the right code for midfoot amputation? OP note attached... [ Read More ]
removal of all three Cuniform bones CPT Help
Good Morning, I am stumped as to what code to use for the following procedure. Any help would be appreciated. I'm usually great with amputations but this is a return to the OR for additional debridem... [ Read More ]
surgery coding help, please
28122 may have more RVU's than 28800, but when you put these codes in an edit, 28800 is listed as the primary procedure. So that is what you would bill out.... [ Read More ]
surgery coding help, please
I could really use some advice on how I can bill this surgery. The "debridements" I would code as 28122 and the amputation 28800. The 28122 is a component of 28800, but has more RVUs, so considered to... [ Read More ]
assisting Surgeon
There are many surgical procedures that podiatrists perform that allow a surgical assistant. For example, 28800 Amputation, foot; midtarsal. I use Optum's Encoder Pro as well as their version of the C... [ Read More ]
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