CPT Knowledgebase - Sep 6, 2013

If a distal metatarsal Chevron osteotomy was performed with an Aiken osteotomy of the first proximal phalanx for hallux valgus and hallux valgus interphalangeus of the left foot, would the case be reported with code 28299, Correction, hallux valgus (bunion), with or without sesamoidectomy; by double osteotomy, code 28296, Correction, hallux valgus (bunion), with or without sesamoidectomy; with metatarsal osteotomy (eg, Mitchell, Chevron, or concentric type procedures), or code 28310, Osteotomy, shortening, angular or rotational correction; proximal phalanx, first toe (separate procedure)?

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