Orthopedic Coding Alert
Choose Unlisted for IIiopsoas Tendon
Question: Our surgeon performed an arthroscopic hip iliopsoas tendon release. Which code should we report for this service?
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Answer: CPT does not include a code for this service, so you should report 29999 (Unlisted procedure, arthroscopy). Ask the surgeon to include a letter with the claim that describes the procedure, and use another procedure code as your -comparison- code to select an amount to charge for the service (such as 27005, Tenotomy, hip flexor[s], open [separate procedure]; or 27036, Capsulectomy or capsulotomy, hip, with or without excision of heterotopic bone, with release of hip flexor muscles [i.e., gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fascia latae, rectus femoris, sartorius, iliopsoas]).
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