CPT^® 29876, Under Endoscopy/Arthroscopy Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 29876 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 the membrane between the bony surfaces and the joint capsule. She inserts instruments and excises synovial tissue that has become inflamed or damaged, causing the patient pain and limitation of motion. She removes the synovium from two or more compartments in the knee, including the medial or lateral compartments, or both, in a major synovectomy procedure.

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Ortho question

Caveat coders: Only one procedure can be reported per knee compartment and 29876 must be performed in two compartments. If the chondroplasty was done in a compartment where synovectomy was not done, t... [ Read More ]

Ortho question

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Ortho question

[QUOTE="darcydefran2@gmail.com, post: 478153, member: 294494"] Can 29879 be billed with 29876 without modifier 59 ? [/QUOTE] Hi, 29879 can be billed with 29876 without modifier 59 as the codes don't b... [ Read More ]

Ortho question

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[QUOTE="AReilly, post: 476439, member: 222570"] CPT 29876 cannot be billed in addition to CPT 29880. CPT 29876 would be bundled. Per CMS NCCI Manual, Ch 4, pg 8, section E, subsection 8, "Arthroscopi... [ Read More ]

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[QUOTE="cwilson3333, post: 469842, member: 160859"] If operative note states "Suprapatellar pouch, medial and lateral gutters had inflamed synovial portion, ,which was resected. Can this be billed 29... [ Read More ]

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