My surgeon did this procedure:
Following thorough irrigation, all surgeons involved changed the outer layers of gloves and used sterile instrumentation from this point forward. At this time, it was noted that the FHL tendon was too diseased to leave intact and was excised at its most proximal accessible portion at the border of healthy and diseased tissue and resected at its most distal accessible portion at the border of healthy diseased tissue, FHL tendon portion was removed from the field. Utilizing 2-0 nylon in a combination of horizontal mattress and simple suture technique, skin edges were advanced together and sutured in the apposition. It was noted at this time, the wound edges had capillary refill within normal limits
I'm thinking the closest code to this is the 28090 does anyone else have a better code to describe this procedure?
thank you
Felice
Following thorough irrigation, all surgeons involved changed the outer layers of gloves and used sterile instrumentation from this point forward. At this time, it was noted that the FHL tendon was too diseased to leave intact and was excised at its most proximal accessible portion at the border of healthy and diseased tissue and resected at its most distal accessible portion at the border of healthy diseased tissue, FHL tendon portion was removed from the field. Utilizing 2-0 nylon in a combination of horizontal mattress and simple suture technique, skin edges were advanced together and sutured in the apposition. It was noted at this time, the wound edges had capillary refill within normal limits
I'm thinking the closest code to this is the 28090 does anyone else have a better code to describe this procedure?
thank you
Felice