Wiki Sagittal Band/extensor hood repair - please help! - AAPC
2010年4月8日 · Here is the report: Procedure performed: ulnar sagittal band primary repair. Description: Incision was fashioned just ulnar to the midline of the dorsum of the index finger metacarpal. Dissection was carried down where the extensor hood was identified. There was a significant amount of attenuation in this area.
Be Specific With Repair or Realignment in Finger Tendons - AAPC
2011年10月14日 · Oklahoma Subscriber. Answer: You report code 26437 (Realignment of extensor tendon, hand, each tendon) for the realignment of the extensor tendon. Code 26418 (Repair, extensor tendon, finger, primary or secondary; without free graft, each tendon) is for the repair of the extensor tendons. There isn't an additional code for the repair of the MCP ...
CPT ® 26437, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction
Sagittal Band/extensor hood repair - please help! [b]sagittal band repair[/b] in this scenario i would like to go with 26437, as it perform the surgery to have proper postion, or you can say realignment.
Is Sagittal Band an Extensor Tendon? : Orthopedic | You Be the …
2005年6月20日 · Minnesota Subscriber. Answer: The saggital band is not an extensor tendon. The sagittal bands stabilize the extensor tendons at the MCP joints. When the bands rupture, the extensor tendon can slip out of place. If the surgeon repairs the sagittal band due to dislocating extensor tendons, he is most likely centralizing the extensor tendons.
Be Specific With Repair or Realignment in Finger Tendons - AAPC
2014年2月25日 · Oklahoma Subscriber. Answer: You should report 26418 (Repair, extensor tendon, finger, primary or secondary; without free graft, each tendon) for the repair of the extensor tendons. There isn’t an additional code for the repair of the MCP joint because it can only be lacerated if the extensor tendon is lacerated, too, and the repair of the ...
Wiki extensor tendon reconstruction - AAPC
2012年10月3日 · An incision was made over the area of the middle extensor tendon, through which sharp and blunt dissection was used to dissect down to the extensor tendon, which was noted to be subluxed ulnarly. The ulnar extensor hood was then cut and extended using a small flap. The radial was then repaired and reinforced using local tissue.
Wiki extensor tendon retinaculum repair of finger - AAPC
2021年4月3日 · Local wound, radial left index finger metacarpophalangeal joint. Procedures: 1. Primary repair of left index finger laceration and extensor tendon retinaculum repair. 2. I and D and closure of left index finger traumatic injury. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: The patient was brought into the operating room and placed on table in ...
CPT ® 26135, Under Excision Procedures on the Hand and Fingers …
Summary. The provider surgically removes the synovial membrane over the metacarpophalangeal, or MCP, joint between the finger and hand. He divides the intrinsic muscles and performs reconstruction of the extensor hood tissue. He may perform this procedure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The code applies to each digit separately.
CPT ® 26520, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction
26135 states intrinsic release/and extensor hood reconstruction, Per AAOS 26075 includes synovectomy but ...
Orthopedic Coding Alert - AAPC
2008年2月26日 · 2) The op note states, "The common extensor to the index finger was then woven into the extensor indicis proprius tendon under appropriate tension with three weaves with a Pulvertaft technique." For the EDC index to EIP transfer, you should report 26480-F6 ( Transfer or transplant of tendon; carpometacarpal area or dorsum of hand; without free ...