CPT^® 27132, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Pelvis and Hip Joint

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 27132 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Pelvis and Hip Joint.

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In this procedure, the provider exposes a hip joint that has undergone a previous hip surgery other than total hip arthroplasty and replaces the hip joint by prosthesis, or artificial hip joint. He replaces both the femoral and acetabular components with or without using an autograft or allograft.

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Changes for CPT 27132/27130

That makes zero sense. I think they are being misinformed or the information was not understood properly. The IPO list has nothing to do with the description of a CPT code or whether the CPT descripti... [ Read More ]

Changes for CPT 27132/27130

I think they have misunderstood something here. They have taken the THA off the IPO list, not changed the code. We are scheduling our THAs as outpatient procedures. I can't imagine changing the code t... [ Read More ]

Changes for CPT 27132/27130

[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Good morning coders! I have a question.....my surgeons are being told by our local hospital that the IPO list for 2022 has changed the CPT codes for a total hip arthroplasty an... [ Read More ]

Articulating antibiotic spacer

[QUOTE="Paula19, post: 506275, member: 10576"] Thank you but this is not for a revision of an infected total. The patient did not have a total hip. This is his original hip. Any suggestions?? Thank... [ Read More ]

is it correct to report 27265 for a hemi hip?

I have a case where the patient has a hemi arthroplasty placed because of a fx. The code that was originally used was 27236. They are now coming back in because of a dislocation on this hemi hip. My p... [ Read More ]

Conversion from previous Hip Surgery to Hip Hemiarthroplasty

[QUOTE="chrisjulieswanson@yahoo.com, post: 498319, member: 162480"] We had a patient who fell had a intertrochanteric hip fracture and our doctor did 27244 ORIF with dynamic hip screw system implant. ... [ Read More ]

Conversion from previous Hip Surgery to Hip Hemiarthroplasty

We had a patient who fell had a intertrochanteric hip fracture and our doctor did 27244 ORIF with dynamic hip screw system implant. Then a month later the fixation failed. So our doctor went back in r... [ Read More ]

Total Hip replacment

If I could join in on this conversation. Would 27132 replace 27130, when you charge out the procedure for a conversion? I don't think you'd charge both, but I wanted to be sure. Also, I can't seem to ... [ Read More ]

Total Hip replacment

Code 27132 is for when the patient had previous hip surgery, and THA is done. That fits this situation. So this is a conversion to THA.... [ Read More ]

Total Hip replacment

If a person had a hip bone decompression for AVN and years later has a total hip replacement. Is this considered a conversion or a new insertion. 27132 or 27130. A hip bone decompression is not an... [ Read More ]

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