A 56-year-old type 2 diabetic has been battling diabetic ulcers and poor perfusion in his feet and toes. Due to an infection that was not quickly treated he developed gangrene in the tip of his right 3rd digit and the metatarsal had to be amputated to leave healthy tissue and promote healing. It was amputated up to the proximal phalange. What is the correct code for this procedure?

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28825 is the correct code for an amputation that was taken up to the proximal phalange.
Code 22805 is incorrect because this amputation goes up to the transmetatarsal. Code 28810 is incorrect because it is an amputation of the metatarsal and 28820 is incorrect because it is up to the metatarsophalangeal joint involving the entire toe instead of just a portion of the toe.

A 56-Year-Old Type 2 Diabetic Has Been Battling Diabetic Ulcers