01/30/2019

Correct Billing for Bilateral T2 Extensor Tendon Lengthening and Bilateral 3rd & 4th Flexor Tendon Tenotomies

before I send a clinical editing and corrected claim and have it denied again by excellus and they will tell me I have no more appeal rights since I am a Podiatrist, how do you bill correctly bilateral 2nd toe extensor tendon lengtheneings and bilateral 3rd andal 4th flexor tendon tenotomies - do you need 59 on the 2nd and third lines and I am assuming you need the appropriate T codes

To bill for bilateral extensor tendon lengthening with flexor tendon tenotomies, the charges should be coded in the following way:

• 28262 with the -LT modifier primary
• 28262 with the -RT modifier primary
• 28232 with the -59 modifier primary, -T2 modifier secondary
• 28232 with the -59 modifier primary, -T3 modifier secondary
• 28232 with the -59 modifier primary, -T7 modifier secondary
• 28232 with the -59 modifier primary, -T8 modifier secondary