0054T

CPT^® 0054T, Under Various Services - Category III Codes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 0054T as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Various Services - Category III Codes.

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The provider uses a computer equipped with surgical navigation technology to help guide and validate the type and position of an orthopedic implant using fluoroscopy. A provider uses this service most often to assist with accurate placement and positioning of the implant prosthesis in reconstruction or replacement of a knee or hip.

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Charging Medicare patients for 20985 and 0054T

I have orthopedic surgeons collecting 300-500 dollars from Medicare and commercial payer patients for 20985 and 0054T because they are non-covered services per Medicare. In reading the descriptions of... [ Read More ]

ASC Coding - Cat III Codes - Computer-Assisted Musculoskeletal - Help

Can you code 0054T or 0055T at an ASC? One of our orthopedic surgeons charged for them at their office, along with the main procedure code 27130 for a total hip, and got paid, but I don't see this cod... [ Read More ]

ASC Coding - Cat III Codes - Computer-Assisted Musculoskeletal - Help

Total Knee Replacement using Mako robotic assistance

Without image guidance use 20985, with image guidance based on pre-operative and intraoperatively obtained images use 0054T (fluoroscopic images), 0055T (based on CT/MRI images). Hope this helps :)... [ Read More ]

Total knee with assist of MAKO

[QUOTE="AlanPechacek, post: 428808, member: 375416"] MAKO is a system by Stryker which brings the use of robotics into joint replacement procedures (knee and hip). I have never used it nor seen it us... [ Read More ]

add on code for 27279 (SI joint fusion)

[QUOTE="iowagirl77, post: 400038, member: 318388"]You might look at codes 20985, 0054T or 0055T as a possibility. I know some payers will pay this and some won't though.[/QUOTE] Thank you! I'll look ... [ Read More ]

add on code for 27279 (SI joint fusion)

You might look at codes 20985, 0054T or 0055T as a possibility. I know some payers will pay this and some won't though.... [ Read More ]

Pricing 0054T

Does anyone have an idea of a price to submit for a 0054T, it is carrier priced and I want to have a close idea going in on what to expect or what have you been paid in the past that seems acceptable?... [ Read More ]

Computer Navigation with Joint Replacement

[b]Mako Robotic System[/b] [QUOTE="BCrandall, post: 198241, member: 8643"]20985 is for imageless and 0054t is for fluoroscopic guided surgery. So it will depend on the documentation. We have the Mako... [ Read More ]

Computer Navigation with Joint Replacement

20985 is for imageless and 0054t is for fluoroscopic guided surgery. So it will depend on the documentation. We have the Mako robotic system so I have to use HCPCS S2900 too.... [ Read More ]

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