Dr. Steven Blackwood, MD

CPT Codes:

• 20610: Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance

CPT Codes:

• 27829: Open treatment of distal tibiofibular joint (syndesmosis) disruption, includes internal fixation, when performed
• 29891: Arthroscopy, ankle, surgical, excision of osteochondral defect of talus and/or tibia, including drilling of the defect
• 29895: Arthroscopy, ankle (tibiotalar and fibulotalar joints), surgical; synovectomy, partial

CPT Codes:

• 27792: Open treatment of distal fibular fracture (lateral malleolus), includes internal fixation, when performed
• 27814: Open treatment of bimalleolar ankle fracture (eg, lateral and medial malleoli, or lateral and posterior malleoli, or medial and posterior malleoli), includes internal fixation, when performed
• 27822: Open treatment of trimalleolar ankle fracture, includes internal fixation, when performed, medial and/or lateral malleolus; without fixation of posterior lip

CPT Codes:

• 27650: Repair, primary, open or percutaneous, ruptured Achilles tendon;

CPT Codes:

• 28289: Hallux rigidus correction with cheilectomy, debridement and capsular release of the first metatarsophalangeal joint; without implant
• 28285: Correction, hammertoe (eg, interphalangeal fusion, partial or total phalangectomy)
• 28118: Ostectomy, calcaneus;

CPT Codes:

• 28120: Partial excision (craterization, saucerization, sequestrectomy, or diaphysectomy) bone (eg, osteomyelitis or bossing); talus or calcaneus
• 28308: Osteotomy, with or without lengthening, shortening or angular correction, metatarsal; other than first metatarsal, each
• 28122: Partial excision (craterization, saucerization, sequestrectomy, or diaphysectomy) bone (eg, osteomyelitis or bossing); tarsal or metatarsal bone, except talus or calcaneus

CPT Codes:

• 27698: Repair, secondary, disrupted ligament, ankle, collateral (eg, Watson-Jones procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 29881: Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s), when performed
• 29877: Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty)
• 29880: Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial AND lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s), when performed

CPT Codes:

• 27687: Gastrocnemius recession (eg, Strayer procedure)

CPT Codes:

• 28740: Arthrodesis, midtarsal or tarsometatarsal, single joint
• 28730: Arthrodesis, midtarsal or tarsometatarsal, multiple or transverse;

CPT Codes:

• 20680: Removal of implant; deep (eg, buried wire, pin, screw, metal band, nail, rod or plate)

CPT Codes:

• 28485: Open treatment of metatarsal fracture, includes internal fixation, when performed, each

CPT Codes:

• 27654: Repair, secondary, Achilles tendon, with or without graft
• 27658: Repair, flexor tendon, leg; primary, without graft, each tendon

CPT Codes:

• 20605: Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance

CPT Codes:

• 28298: Correction, hallux valgus with bunionectomy, with sesamoidectomy when performed; with proximal phalanx osteotomy, any method
• 28297: Correction, hallux valgus with bunionectomy, with sesamoidectomy when performed; with first metatarsal and medial cuneiform joint arthrodesis, any method

CPT Codes:

• 29898: Arthroscopy, ankle (tibiotalar and fibulotalar joints), surgical; debridement, extensive

CPT Codes:

• 28615: Open treatment of tarsometatarsal joint dislocation, includes internal fixation, when performed

CPT Codes:

• 27695: Repair, primary, disrupted ligament, ankle; collateral

CPT Codes:

• 27691: Transfer or transplant of single tendon (with muscle redirection or rerouting); deep (eg, anterior tibial or posterior tibial through interosseous space, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, or peroneal tendon to midfoot or hindfoot)

CPT Codes:

• 27680: Tenolysis, flexor or extensor tendon, leg and/or ankle; single, each tendon

CPT Codes:

• 27827: Open treatment of fracture of weight bearing articular surface/portion of distal tibia (eg, pilon or tibial plafond), with internal fixation, when performed; of tibia only

CPT Codes:

• 28313: Reconstruction, angular deformity of toe, soft tissue procedures only (eg, overlapping second toe, fifth toe, curly toes)

CPT Codes:

• 28750: Arthrodesis, great toe; metatarsophalangeal joint