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    Wiki Billing 26442 vs 26055?

    My fellow coders and I are struggling to understand when it would be medically necessary to bill a tenolsyis (26442) for a trigger finger repair instead of 26055. We have a hand practice where all surgeons ONLY bill 26442 for every trigger finger case. They never want to bill 26055. Can...
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    Wiki trigger finger release

    Hi, If a provider used a 25 gauge needle, trigger finger was injected with lidocaine, the trigger nodule was identified and finger was hyperextended then used a 18G needle and it was inserted just distal to the nodule and cutting was done and free movement of the finger was checked. the needle...
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