• If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ & read the forum rules. To view all forums, post or create a new thread, you must be an AAPC Member. If you are a member and have already registered for member area and forum access, you can log in by clicking here. If you've forgotten the password it can be reset on our sign in section by entering your registered Email Address or Username here. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below..

Wiki Guillotine Amputation

Create Wiki
A

aschaeve

Guru
Messages
160
Location
Fond Du Lac, WI
Best answers
0
I have a physician who is doing a partial amputation of the great toe that he calls a guillotine amputation. He documents that the bone is osteotomized just distal to the interphalangeal joint. What CPT code would you use?

Thanks,
Alicia, CPC
 
28825 - Amputation, toe; interphalangeal joint

in 28825, an amputation through the proximal or distal interphalangeal joint is performed
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top