Dx code for ruptured left achilles tendon

• What is the ICD-10 code for a left achilles tendon rupture?

  Answer: You should report 27650 (Repair, primary, open or percutaneous, ruptured Achilles tendon) with the LT (Left side) modifier appended on your claim. For the ICD-10-CM code, you will report S86.012A (Strain of left Achilles tendon, initial encounter).

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• How is a left Achilles tendon rupture diagnosed?

  Answer: You should report 27650 (Repair, primary, open or percutaneous, ruptured Achilles tendon) with the LT (Left side) modifier appended on your claim. For the ICD-10-CM code, you will report S86.012A (Strain of left Achilles tendon, initial encounter).

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• How do you report an Achilles tendon rupture repair?

  Answer: You should report 27650 (Repair, primary, open or percutaneous, ruptured Achilles tendon) with the LT (Left side) modifier appended on your claim. For the ICD-10-CM code, you will report S86.012A (Strain of left Achilles tendon, initial encounter).

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• What are the HIPAA-covered transactions for a left achilles tendon rupture?

  Answer: You should report 27650 (Repair, primary, open or percutaneous, ruptured Achilles tendon) with the LT (Left side) modifier appended on your claim. For the ICD-10-CM code, you will report S86.012A (Strain of left Achilles tendon, initial encounter).

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  Must be a complete, mid-substance Achilles tendon rupture & not a tendon avulsion from the calcaneus or gastroc/soleus. Once non-operative treatment is deemed appropriate: Immobilization with cast in maximum passive plantar-flexion position and instructed to remain non weight-bearing for 2 weeks.

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  Code Code Description and ASC) (Office) Description Average Average Leg (Tibia and Fibula) and Ankle Joint 27650 Repair, primary, open or percutaneous, ruptured Achilles tendon $676.55 N/A 5114 - Level 4 Musculoskeletal (MSK) Procedures $6,397.05 $3,000.95 27652 Repair, primary, open or percutaneous, ruptured Achilles tendon; with graft

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• [PDF File]AAPC

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  Date of service: March 5, 2012. Diagnosis: Left Achilles tendon rupture. Procedure: Delayed repair with flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer on the left ankle. Indication: This patient is a 31 year‐old lawyer, who sustained an injury on approximately January 1, 2012 when he tore his left Achilles tendon.

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• Non-Operative Achilles Rupture Rehabilitation Guideline

  Jun 26, 2020 ·

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  Code Code Description and ASC) (Office) Description Average Average Leg (Tibia and Fibula) and Ankle Joint 27650 Repair, primary, open or percutaneous, ruptured Achilles tendon; $676.55 N/A 5114 - Level 4 Musculoskeletal (MSK) Procedures $6,397.05 $3,000.95 27652 Repair, primary, open or percutaneous, ruptured Achilles tendon; with graft

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