Foot & ankle procedure codes
Every UK private insurance procedure code for foot & ankle surgery (84 codes), with which insurers list each one. Select a code to see its coding rules and cover notes.
For guidance only. Procedure codes and descriptions on this site are provided for general guidance only and are not a guarantee of insurance cover or payment. Always check the correct code with your surgeon's secretary and obtain authorisation from your insurer before treatment. Insurers shown are examples only. Other insurers are available, and each may use the same, similar or different codes and coding rules.
For guidance only. Always check the code and obtain authorisation from your insurer before treatment. Other insurers may use different codes and coding rules.
- A6012Cryosurgery of minor peripheral nerve (e.g. Mortons Neuroma) +/- ultrasound guidance +/- bursa +/- nerve stimulationBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- T6460Tendon transfer of toe - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- T6461Tendon transfer of toe - bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- T6462Excision or partial excision of interphalangeal joint of lesser toe with tendon transferBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- T6720Percutaneous lengthening of Achilles tendonBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- T6722Primary open lengthening of Achilles tendonBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- T6723Revision of lengthening of Achilles tendonBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- T6762Repair of tendon of foot - flexorBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- T6763Repair of tendon of foot - extensorBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- T6770Peroneal sling/groove reconstruction & replacement of dislocated peroneal tendonsBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- T6780Primary repair of Achilles tendonBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- T6810Delayed or secondary repair of Achilles tendon without tendon or fascial graftBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Check cover
- T6822Delayed or secondary repair of Achilles tendon with tendon or fascial graftBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Check cover
- T7250Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for Achilles tendonitisBupa: Not routinely coveredAXA Health: Not listedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0300Multiple procedures on forefoot, distal to and including the tarsometatarsal joint, which involves at least two distinct procedures not intrinsic to each other - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0310Multiple procedures on forefoot, distal to and including the tarsometatarsal joints, which involves at least two distinct procedures not intrinsic to each other - bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0321Osteotomies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- W0322Osteotomies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- W0323Revision of osteotomy/ies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- W0324Revision of osteotomy/ies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- W0330Fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0331Revision of first metatarsophalangeal joint fusion +/- bone grafting +/- internal fixation (as sole procedure)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0380Fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint - bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0390Inter articular resurfacing arthroplasty with implant of metatarsophalangeal jointBupa: ListedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0420Triple fusion of joints of hindfoot without autogenous graftBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Check cover
- W0422Triple fusion of joints of hindfoot with autogenous graftBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0432Isolated subtalar fusion or midfoot fusion with autogenous graftBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0434Isolated subtalar fusion or midfoot fusion without autogenous graftBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0460Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0462Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot with autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0463Complex procedure to mid foot and hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0464Complex procedure to mid foot and hindfoot with autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers, fixation)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0860Metatarsophalangeal cheilectomy (as sole procedure) - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0861Metatarsophalangeal cheilectomy - bilateral, as sole procedureBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W0881Excision of joint of toe with release of contracture and soft tissue correctionBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W1040Osteotomy of short bone of foot (excluding hallux valgus and including internal fixation)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W1590Correction of retracted/dislocated metatarsophalangeal joint (including tendon transfer, division/realignment of bone and internal fixation)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W4410Total prosthetic replacement of ankle jointBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W4420Complex total replacement of ankle (i.e. including custom prosthesis, wedges, internal fixation of fractures)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W4430Revision of total prosthetic replacement of ankle jointBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W4441Harvesting for autologous chondrocyte transplantation into ankleBupa: ListedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Check coverWPA: Check cover
- W4442Implantation of autologous chondrocyte into ankleBupa: ListedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Check coverWPA: Check cover
- W5700Excision arthroplasty of first metatarsophalangeal joint with prosthetic implantation or interpositional arthroplasty - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W5701Excision arthroplasty of first metatarsophalangeal joint with prosthetic implantation or interpositional arthroplasty - bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W5710Excision arthroplasty of first metatarsophalangeal joint (eg Keller, Bonney-Kessel procedures) including cheilectomy - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W5780Excision arthroplasty of first metatarsophalangeal joint (eg Keller, Bonney-Kessel procedures) including cheilectomy - bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W5790Repair to plantar plateBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W5920Fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint with bone grafting +/- internal fixation (as sole procedure)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W5940Fusion of interphalangeal joint(s) of toe (including internal fixation) - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W5980Fusion of interphalangeal joint(s) of toe (including internal fixation) - bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W6015Open ankle arthrodesis with internal fixationBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W6016Open ankle arthrodesis with autogenous graftBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W6017Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis with internal fixationBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W6018Revisional ankle arthrodesis (including conversion from total ankle replacement)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W6019Ankle syndesmosis reconstructionBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W7880Release of ankle joint contracture (excluding Achilles tendon lengthening)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W7900Excision of medial eminence first or fifth metatarsal head with soft tissue repair (bunionectomy)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W7910Metatarsal osteotomy (e.g. Scarf) for hallux vagus, +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- W7921Surgical correction of hallux valgus using minimal access techniques- bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- W7922Surgical correction of hallux valgus using minimal access techniques- unilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Check cover
- W7980Metatarsal osteotomy (eg Scarf) for hallux valgus, +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - bilateralBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- W8645Multiple arthroscopic operations on ankle (including soft tissue +/- bony +/- joint surface procedures) with ligament reconstructionBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W8646Multiple arthroscopic operations on ankle (including soft tissue +/- bony +/- joint surface procedures) without ligament reconstructionBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W8650Therapeutic subtalar arthroscopy (including synovectomy to gain vision)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W8840Diagnostic arthroscopic examination of ankle (as sole procedure, including anterior synovectomy to gain vision)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- W8850Diagnostic subtalar arthroscopy (as sole procedure, including synovectomy to gain vision)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
- X0820Partial amputation of digitBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- X0822Amputation of whole rayBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- X0880Amputation through mid-carpal/transmetacarpalBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- X0930Amputation of leg above kneeBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- X1110Amputation of toeBupa: ListedAXA Health: ListedVitality: Check coverWPA: Listed
- X2130Release of joined/fused digit(s)Bupa: ListedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: ListedWPA: Listed
Retired codes
- T6860Secondary repair of tendon of footRetired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- W0450Closing wedge osteotomy/translation of calcaneal spur, including internal fixationRetired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- W1510Osteotomy of metatarsal (e.g. Akin,McNab etc)Retired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- W1580Osteotomy for pes cavusRetired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- W7920Simple bunionectomy-bilateralRetired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- W7930Metatarsal osteotomy for Hallux valgus, with internal fixation and soft tissue correctionRetired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- W7950Metatarsal osteotomy for Hallux valgus, with internal fixation and soft tissue correction-bilateralRetired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- W8630Therapeutic arthroscopy of ankle with either soft tissue procedure or bony +/or joint surface procedure (as sole procedure)Retired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- W8640Complex therapeutic arthroscopy of ankle, with multiple bony, joint surface and soft tissue procedures +/- ligament reconstruction (as sole procedure)Retired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- X0500Radical excision of bone tumour with implantation of prosthesis for limbRetired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- X2700Correction of minor congenital deformity of footRetired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
- X2780Correction of minor congenital deformity of foot - bilateralRetired codeBupa: Not listedAXA Health: Not listedVitality: Not listedWPA: Not listed
For guidance only. Procedure codes and descriptions on this site are provided for general guidance only and are not a guarantee of insurance cover or payment. Always check the correct code with your surgeon's secretary and obtain authorisation from your insurer before treatment. Insurers shown are examples only. Other insurers are available, and each may use the same, similar or different codes and coding rules.
Codes and descriptions are for guidance only. Insurer listing and cover information is taken from each insurer's published schedule and is for guidance only: always confirm the code and cover with the insurer before treatment. This site is not affiliated with CCSD or any insurer. No fees are shown.
Data checked: 2026-10-01