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CPT 2011 to Debut Codes for Hip Arthroscopy, Subsequent Observation Care

Published on Mon Sep 27, 2010

Check out this sneak peek to get a glimpse of the codes you'll be using in January.If you've been frustrated about the lack of arthroscopic hip surgery codes that CPT offers, CPT 2011 will change that, with three new codes that debut on Jan. 1.Be the first coder to glean what else is potentially new for your orthopedic practice, so that you can be proficient when Jan. 1 hits.Caveat: Advice and information about the other new, revised, and deleted codes for 2011 should be clarified during the annual CPT Symposium, which takes place in  November.Staff members from the Orthopedic Coding Alert and Codify will be reporting directly from the event, so look to future issues of this publication for further information and instruction.Get Hip to Three New Arthroscopy CodesAs of Jan. 1, you'll benefit from the following three hip arthroscopy codes, which will be excellent additions to CPT, says Leslie [...]
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