CPT Knowledgebase - Sep 27, 2013

What is the appropriate code to report corrective surgery involving the removal of the medial eminence (bunion), removal of dorsal osteophytes from the metatarsal head, and removal of an osteophytic rim from the base of the proximal phalanx? Dorsal closing wedge and medial closing wedge osteotomies of the proximal phalanx with fixation using a single screw were also performed.

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