CPT^® 29868, Under Endoscopy/Arthroscopy Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 29868 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy/Arthroscopy Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.

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The provider examines the inside of the knee joint with an arthroscope to inspect and repair a damaged meniscus, a cushion of cartilage in the joint, that causes pain and limitation of motion. She inserts instruments to incise the joint, remove the damaged cartilage, and insert healthy donor cartilage.

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Open CPT Code for 29868?

The surgeon I bill for did an open meniscal transplant. Is there an open code that would be comparable to 29868?... [ Read More ]

Codex software

I have AAOS Code X for Orthopedics. They do provide a Global Service Data report (see example below) that you can use for appeals if a code was denied inclusive. However, they still follow NCCI edits... [ Read More ]

Cmi

Good evening coders! My orthopedic surgeons are now starting to do "collagen" transplant implantations (CMI) with knee arthroscopies. Can we charge for this and if so is it the CPT 29868 we should be ... [ Read More ]

Fast Fix Kit for Meniscal Repairs

Would that be used for 29882? How about 29868? Peace ?_?... [ Read More ]

OATS Aetna

Also, just FYI, CPTs 27412, 27415, and 27416 are not covered by Medicare. In Washington state we have to get preauthorization for these codes for Medicaid patients sa well. Arthroscopic codes 29866,... [ Read More ]

DeNovo Procedure

Is anyone doing the DeNovo procedure where chondrocyte implantation is being done for lateral femoral condyle? The chondrocytes are not the patients. Our physician did Lateral Meniscal transplant of... [ Read More ]

29868

[QUOTE="CrysLednum, post: 66053, member: 23280"]IDK if this helps or not, but I have paperwork on 29868 put out by AAOS and it states that 29868 cannot be billed with 29870, 29871, 29875, 29880, 29883... [ Read More ]

29868

IDK if this helps or not, but I have paperwork on 29868 put out by AAOS and it states that 29868 cannot be billed with 29870, 29871, 29875, 29880, 29883or 29884 at the same session. I have not had on... [ Read More ]

29868

has anyone gotten paid on 29868 (meniscal transplant)? my doc performed one and BC/BS considers it experimental. Any input would be appreciated. :confused:... [ Read More ]

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