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Wiki Trigger Finger procedure

If the procedure performed area on the op-report States that a trigger finger release was done on the RT index finger and the body of the report mentions the RT small finger. How would you code this?
- chankim
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- Jul 9, 2022
- trigger finger
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki Excision dupuytren's nodule & trigger finger release

My doc wants me to bill for the trigger finger portion and the nodule excision, but I feel like the nodule was incidental? Am I incorrect? Preoperative diagnosis: Right long trigger finger Dupuytren's nodule Postoperative diagnosis: Right long trigger finger Dupuytren's nodule Operation...
- kmuth
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- Oct 21, 2020
- dupuytren's nodule hand coding orthopaedic trigger finger
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki Trigger Finger Release w/ Excision Dupuytren's Nodule

How would you code a trigger finger release with excision of dupuytren's nodule? #1 - 26160, 26055-59? #2 - 26123? The tourniquet was inflated to 200 mmHg and a 2cm bruner incision over the A1 pulley of the left ring finger and proximally over the dupuytrens disease. Starting proximally we...
- MI_CODER
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- Jan 10, 2019
- dupuytren's nodule excision release trigger finger
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Orthopaedics

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