A 3-year-old girl was born with two polydactylous digits on her right hand. One digit was soft tissue only and was able to be tied off at birth. The second digit included bone and skin and was unable to be treated at birth. Because she is now three years old, this extra digit will be removed, leaving her with five digits total. What is the correct code for this procedure?

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26587 is the correct code for reconstruction of polydactylous digit including soft tissue and bone.
Codes 26560 and 26561 are incorrect because they both involve the repair of syndactyly. 26590 is incorrect because this is the code for macrodactylia repair.

A 3-Year-Old Girl Was Born with Two Polydactylous Digits on Her