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Hammertoe Repair (CPB 0636, reviewed 2025-12-11)
Effective date
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Identified
Aug 16, 2026
Summary
This is Aetna's Clinical Policy Bulletin 0636 on hammertoe repair, reviewed 2025-12-11, so it is historical material from an older source. It considers surgical repair medically necessary for members who are skeletally mature or 18 or older when radiographic confirmation, persistent pain and difficulty walking after at least 3 months of conservative treatment, and a listed indication are documented. It considers fixation implants and plantar plate repair experimental, investigational or unproven, and the source does not state an effective date or describe what changed.
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Codes mentioned
282852828611044110477362073630L8641J0702J0834J1020J1030J1040J1094J1100J1700J1710J1720J2650J2920J2930J3300J3301J3302J3303L3000L3030E64.3G57.60G57.63L97.501L97.529M12.271M12.279M20.40M20.42M20.5X1M20.62M24.571M24.576M24.671M24.676M65.871M65.879M67.00M67.02M77.50M77.52M77.9Q66.7Q74.2S92.521XS92.529XS93.121XS92.129XS93.141AS93.149S
Original notice
Hammertoe Repair (CPB 0636, reviewed 2025-12-11)
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