CPT^® 27487, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 27487 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint.

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In this procedure, the provider performs revision arthroplasty of the knee joint. She revises both the femoral and tibial components. She may or may not use an allograft to perform this procedure. Revision arthroplasty is a procedure in which the provider removes a previously implanted artificial knee joint, or prosthesis, and replaces it with a new prosthesis.

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Hello there! The below Coding Clinic for HCPCS 2021 3Q pages 1 - 5 indicate to use CPT 27487 for a revision from a unicompartmental to total knee arthroplasty. This is also published in the CPT Assist... [ Read More ]

Help with bone grafting

If allograft, it is included. Read the code description (either 27486 or 27487 depending) it states with or without allograft. If you don't have it and are doing a lot of ortho I would suggest obtaini... [ Read More ]

Help with bone grafting

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Total knee arthroplasty question

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 499745, member: 5404"] Since it is a revision it's going to be coded with 27487, not 27447 (I'm assuming both femoral and tibial components are replaced). Without the operat... [ Read More ]

Total knee arthroplasty question

Since it is a revision it's going to be coded with 27487, not 27447 (I'm assuming both femoral and tibial components are replaced). Without the operative report, it's hard to say if anything else can... [ Read More ]

Revision Total knee (27487) "versus" Removal Knee prosthesis with insertion of temporary antibiotic prosthesis (27488), stage 1

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Revision Total knee (27487) "versus" Removal Knee prosthesis with insertion of temporary antibiotic prosthesis (27488), stage 1

I am needing help choosing the correct code for stage 1, either 27487 Revision total knee arthroplasty femoral and entire tibial components. Or 27488 Removal of prosthesis including total knee prosthe... [ Read More ]

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