CPT Knowledgebase - Feb 3, 2016

A patient with a diagnosis of peroneal tendon tear undergoes surgery to repair the tendon, and code 27659 is reported for the tendon repair. The surgeon also removes the prominent peroneal tubercle of the calcaneus. The surgeon wishes to report code 28118 for the removal of the prominent peroneal tubercle, in addition to code 27659. Is this appropriate?

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