Wiki Excision of Gouty Tophys-Interphalangeal joint - AAPC
Jul 10, 2008. #10. You should probably query the surgeon, I will bet you that he irrigated the joint but didnt document, especially when there is gout expressed from the joint. 26080 would be the appropriate code if you can get that clarified. If for some reason he didnt, then I would use the debridement codes 11042/11043/11044 as appropriate.
finger | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
2016年5月21日 · I am trying to code a hand/finger surgery in which the surgeon did a release of tendons. Its on the right hand and each finger had 2 tendons, except the thumb which only had one. I have coded by just using 9 units and received a denial and I have also listed each tendon with a finger modifier... [email protected]. Thread. Jan 20, 2016. contractures ...
CPT ® 26115, Under Excision Procedures on the Hand and Fingers …
Excision of gouty tophi dip to pip Any takers would this be consider Radical Excision (26260) or Excision of Soft Tissue (26115) I then made a 4 cm curvi-longitudinal incision dorsally over the left middle finger DIP joint extending p...
Wiki Gouty Tophus Excision - Hand/phalanx - AAPC
This question has been bounced around a bit, but I am not 100% convinced my coding is correct on this one: OP note states, "..incision carried to the subcu, gouty tophus was encountered and removed with scissors and curette. The tophus was within the DIP joint and within the distal phalanx itself. Extensor tendon intact, but base of distal ...
Wiki Excision of gouty tophi dip to pip - AAPC
Aug 30, 2018. #1. Any takers would this be consider Radical Excision (26260) or Excision of Soft Tissue (26115) I then made a 4 cm curvi-longitudinal incision dorsally over the left middle. finger DIP joint extending proximally to the PIP joint. I dissected down on to. the extensor tendon. He had large amounts of tophaceous gout surrounding the.
Wiki Excision Gouty Tophi Fingers - AAPC
Best answers. 0. Jan 11, 2016. #1. Need some help with the CPT code for this procedure. Excision of gouty tophi, thumb, index finger and long finger. Incision extended from distal to DIP joints, involving dorsal and volar aspects.
Wiki Multiple Units of One Code?? - AAPC
2018年11月13日 · The code I found to use is 26160 (if you have a better one for gouty tophi then by all means correct me). The doctor performed the excisions on the left index, middle, and ring fingers, and also on the right thumb and index finger. However, the right index finger had 3 separate gouty trophi removed (separate incisions as well).
ICD-10 Code for Chronic gout, unspecified, with tophus (tophi
ICD-10. ICD-10-CM Codes. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue. Arthropathies. Inflammatory polyarthropathies. Chronic gout (M1A) Chronic gout, unspecified, with tophus (tophi) (M1A.9XX1) M1A.9XX0.
Wiki Incision and Drainage of left ring finger - AAPC
2021年10月25日 · The dorsal aspect of the PIP joint was identified and a longitudinal incision was used to expose the joint. The draining area was included in this incision. The area was cultured. The joint was then thoroughly debrided of all abnormal appearing tissues which appeared either gouty tophi or calcification. No further abnormalities were noted.
CPT ® 26262, Under Excision Procedures on the Hand and Fingers …
CPT Codes. Surgery. Surgical Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System. Surgical Procedures on the Hand and Fingers. Excision Procedures on the Hand and Fingers. 26262. 26260. 26262. 26320.