CPT^® 28805, Under Amputation Procedures on the Foot and Toes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 28805 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 by cutting it across the metatarsal bones. Metatarsals are the five long bones located between the tarsal bones of the foot/ankle and phalanges of the toes.

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TMA surgery with Angiosome rotational flap

Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me with this. Is the medial plantar artery angiosome rotational flap part of the TMA surgery or is this a separate code for this? I have 28805 for the TMA, th... [ Read More ]

Modifier 58

It may be necessary to indicate that the performance of a procedure or service during the postoperative period was: (a) planned or anticipated (staged); (b) more extensive than the original procedure;... [ Read More ]

28805

I billed 28805-rt and 28805-lt, it came back denied. Should it have been just one 28805 with a 50 modifier or the way i did should be correct?... [ Read More ]

Midfoot Amputation amputation foot midfoot podiatry

Is 28800 or 28805 the right code for midfoot amputation? OP note attached... [ Read More ]

Billing CPT code 28805-2 different Toes

28805 is one unit no matter how many toes are involved. [B]Transmetatarsal[/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT='inherit'] = Amputation of all toes at the metatarsals. Here is an AAPC article about foot/toe ampu... [ Read More ]

Billing CPT code 28805-2 different Toes

I know you need to use the modifier to identify the correct toes. Do I also need to add an additional modifier such as 51 or 59 in order to get both of them paid? Any help is appreciated. Thanks... [ Read More ]

Need CPT bundling help!

[QUOTE="meggie, post: 392473, member: 289822"]the procedure on the op report states, "Amputation at the transmetatarsal level of the great toe with partial toe fillet flap." So, my question is, can t... [ Read More ]

Need CPT bundling help!

Code 28805 Amputation, [B]foot[/B]; transmetatarsal, is an amputation in which the surgeon creates a skin flap at the beginning in order to do the amputation and then uses that flap to close the stump... [ Read More ]

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I am trying to find out if CPT 14350 (filleted finger or toe flap, including preparation of recipient site) can be billed with amputation code 28805? Is one included with the other? How am I able to... [ Read More ]

Transmetatarsal amputation ICD-10 code?

[b]Transmetatarsal amp diag code[/b] 28805=Eczema > intertriginous NEC > infantile in [URL="https://www.aapc.com/icd-10/"]ICD-10[/URL]. I'm looking for the diagnosis code for transmetatarsal amputati... [ Read More ]

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