The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 20680 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - General Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.

2014年4月24日 · A: The CPT® codebook provides some specific instructions for the proper application of 20680 (vs. 20670, or other codes). These include: (To report removal of hardware from proximal radius, other than radial head prosthesis, use 20680)

2009年6月6日 · Answer: You can report 20680 (Removal of implant; deep [e.g., buried wire, pin, screw, metal band, nail, rod or plate]), 20680-59 (Distinct procedural service) when the orthopedist removes hardware from the tibia and the fibula. They are separate hardware to treat two separate fractures.

2019年6月24日 · CPT CODES 20000-29999 FOR NATIONAL CORRECT CODING INITIATIVE POLICY MANUAL FOR MEDICARE SERVICES Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) "10. There are CPT codes (20670 and 20680) for removal of internal fixation devices (e.g., pin, rod).

2021年3月9日 · CPT 20680 is intended to be reported once per session regardless of number of plates and screws. You example however is the removal from two separate bones via two separate incisions for two separate fractures. 20680 x 2 is appropriate for your case. I am not sure why the surgeon suggested 10180, there is no documentation of infection.

2016年8月1日 · Using 20680. Up-coding is also common with 20680 Removal of implant; deep (eg, buried wire, pin, screw, metal band, nail, rod or plate). CPT® Assistant (June 2009) addresses the differences between CPT® 20680 and 20670 Removal of implant; superficial (eg, buried wire, pin or rod) (separate procedure).

2016年6月16日 · For example, if revision of an open fracture repair for nonunion or malunion of bone requires removal of a previously inserted pin, CPT code 20670 or 20680 is not separately reportable." Is it applicable with CPT 26530? CPT assitant November 2015 page 10a says CPT 20680 can be reported with screw replacement code.Kindly help Thanking you,

2011年9月15日 · I read in Orthopaedic Coding Alert that removal of hardware is per fracture, not per incision. For example, if you had one femur fracture with three screws and needed separate incisions to remove each screw, you still would only bill 20680 once, since all screws were placed for the same fracture. I would use this same thinking for your scenario.

2000年5月1日 · If performed bilaterally, left and right legs for example, code 20680 would be billed twice. Append -50 ( bilateral procedure ) to the second code. If removal of a screw was performed in two different metatarsals with two separate incisions, code 20680 could be billed twice with the -59 modifier ( distinct procedural service ) on the second ...

2013年1月2日 · CPT 20680 (removal of implant, deep) or 20680 (removal of implant, superficial). Our physician is reporting 20680 for removal of implants on toes, heel, wrist. Wouldn't these be more appropriately reported as superficial removal?