Orthopedic Coding Alert
Let This Chart Help You Select Accurate Knee Repair Codes
Published on Mon Oct 02, 2006
Match the site to the documentation and you-ll choose the right code every time
If you have trouble linking the surgeon's documentation to the correct knee surgery code, use our anatomic drawing below to locate the site that your orthopedist addressed, and match that to the correct CPT codes in the chart.
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