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Wiki bunionectomy procedure

Thread starter bench
Start date Sep 18, 2012

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Sep 18, 2012

Hi All,

Our surgeon did a bunionectomy procedure 28299 medial incision. Also sesamoidectomy 28135 was done but on a different incision site between 1st and 2nd metatarsal. Do you think the sesamoidectomy can be reported with mod 59 for different incision?

Thanks for input.

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