CPT 26952 describes the procedure for amputation of a finger or thumb, including the removal of nerve tissue and the use of local advancement flaps for wound closure. This article will cover the description, official description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information and billing examples. 1. What is CPT Code…
CPT 26844 describes the surgical procedure of arthrodesis, specifically for the carpometacarpal joint of a digit other than the thumb. This article will cover the official description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information and billing examples. 1. What is CPT Code 26844? CPT 26844 is used to describe a surgical…
CPT 26850 describes the surgical procedure of arthrodesis, specifically for the metacarpophalangeal joint. This article will cover the official description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information and billing examples. 1. What is CPT Code 26850? CPT 26850 is a code used to describe a surgical procedure called arthrodesis. This procedure…
CPT 26852 describes the surgical procedure of arthrodesis, specifically for the metacarpophalangeal joint. This article will cover the official description, procedure details, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information and billing examples. 1. What is CPT Code 26852? CPT 26852 is used to describe a surgical procedure that involves the immobilization of…
CPT 26860 describes the surgical procedure of arthrodesis, specifically for the interphalangeal joint. This article will cover the description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information and billing examples. 1. What is CPT Code 26860? CPT 26860 is used to describe a surgical procedure called arthrodesis, which involves the immobilization of…
CPT 26861 describes the surgical procedure of arthrodesis, specifically for the interphalangeal joint of the finger. This article will cover the official description, procedure details, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information and billing examples. 1. What is CPT Code 26861? CPT 26861 is used to describe a surgical procedure that involves…
CPT 26820 describes the fusion in opposition of the thumb using an autograft. This article will cover the description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information and billing examples. 1. What is CPT Code 26820? CPT 26820 can be used to describe the surgical procedure in which the metacarpophalangeal joint of…
CPT 26841 describes the surgical procedure of arthrodesis, specifically for the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. This article will provide an overview of the code, including its official description, the procedure itself, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information, and examples of when CPT 26841 should be used. 1. What is CPT…
CPT 26842 describes the surgical procedure of arthrodesis, specifically for the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. This article will cover the description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information and billing examples. 1. What is CPT Code 26842? CPT 26842 is used to describe a surgical procedure that involves the immobilization…
CPT 26843 describes the surgical procedure known as arthrodesis of the carpometacarpal joint in a digit other than the thumb. This article will cover the description, official details, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information and billing examples. 1. What is CPT Code 26843? CPT 26843 is used to describe a…
