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Repair of Coracoclavicular Ligament is Inclusive in 23550
Published on Thu Mar 22, 2012
Question:
If our surgeon performed an ORIF for a distal clavicle dislocation and also repaired the coracoclavicular ligaments, what should we report?Indiana Subscriber
Answer:
Since your surgeon is doing an open repair on the distal clavicular segment, you may look at 23550 (
Open treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation, acute or chronic) and 23552 (
Open treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation, acute or chronic; with fascial graft [includes obtaining graft]). The code 23550 is inclusive of the repair of the coracoclavicular ligaments.