You Be the Coder: T3 Skinplasty

Question: What is the proper code for a skinplasty on an overlapping fourth toe on the left foot (T3)?

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Answer:  Do not use code 28286 (Correction, cock-up fifth toe, with plastic skin closure [e.g., Ruiz-Mora type procedure]). That particular skinplasty is only for procedures that involve the fifth toe, which this case does not. So you should not bill 28286-T3.

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- Published on 2011-12-13