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Wound Care Coding - Post Operative Wound Care
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Wound Care Coding - Post Operative Wound Care

by Michael Warshaw, DPM, CPC

“I was consulted on a patient in the hospital with a large 5th metatarsophalangeal joint ulceration. There was osteomyelitis of the proximal phalanx and metatarsal head. I performed the resection and subsequently performed a delayed closure several days later. The closure left an area open due to soft tissue deficit. This necessitated post operative wound care. I initially billed CPT 28810 and then subsequently CPT 13160. I billed CPT 11042 weekly post operatively, until the wound healed. The private insurance states that all the CPT 11042 billings are considered part of the global.”
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Coding Percutaneous Work At The Metatarsophalangeal Joint
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Coding Percutaneous Work At The Metatarsophalangeal Joint

by Michael Warshaw, DPM, CPC

“What is the proper CPT code for percutaneous capsulotomy and tenotomy of metatarsophalangeal joint?”
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