CPT^® 29888, Under Endoscopy/Arthroscopy Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 29888 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 tissue inside the knee joint with an arthroscope. She identifies and repairs a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament and repairs it with tissue taken from elsewhere in the knee or, if necessary, from a donor source. The procedure relieves pain and improves mobility in the joint.

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anterolateral ligament reconstruction (ALL)

Agree. Like advised above some payers will not pay it with 29888 at all. Would add: There is a CPT Assistant regarding 29888 & 27427 but it is referring to reporting 27427 for the MCL. I see this as t... [ Read More ]

CPT 27427 and 27428 vs. 27429? Urgent

Fun question. The MUE on 27427 is 1, so you would need to consider the payer and may only be able to report 1x. Same is true for 27405 (MUE 1). I agree as above the other two CPT are 29888, 29889. ... [ Read More ]

CPT 27427 and 27428 vs. 27429? Urgent

Hello everyone! I'm not sure if I'm coding this correctly, so I could really use some advice. So this patient is having an arthroscopic ACL, open MCL, and open POL (Posterior Oblique Ligament) reconst... [ Read More ]

Base code for 20932

[QUOTE="rogersa1994, post: 491997, member: 607877"] Hi! I'm actually looking at this code (20932) for a 2-part ACL reconstruction surgery. My doc intends to pack the holes with allograft after removin... [ Read More ]

Reduced Services

My surgeon performed CPT code 29888 on 2/2/2021 and then the patient came back on 2/5/2021 and the surgeon performed the procedure again on the same knee, but told me he wanted me to only bill 25% of ... [ Read More ]

Modified Lemaire procedure/knee

I think AAOS was meant, not AAQOS. Correct me if I am mistaken. I'm not sure what code was meant to be billed with 27427 for the Lemaire. If the ACL repair was performed arthroscopically code 29888 bu... [ Read More ]

Modified Lemaire procedure/knee

Good morning, Has anyone had any experience coding for a "Modified Lemaire" procedure in the knee? I have a note where the patient has a failed previous ACL reconstruction, a medial and lateral meni... [ Read More ]

ACL REPAIR OF RIGHT KNEE; GRAFT FROM LEFT KNEE

Patient had a right knee ACL Repair [29888] Graft was taken from the Left Knee, for which I billed 20924, using a modifier 59 on the claim This procedure was denied per CCI Edit, stating I cannot ... [ Read More ]

Coding for an assistant in an arthroscopic Bankart repair

[QUOTE="AReilly, post: 476722, member: 222570"] Does the assistant's claim not have to match the surgeon's claim based on a payer rule? I have read in provider manuals, the assistants claim should exa... [ Read More ]

ACL REPAIR WITH GRAFT TAKEN FROM A DISTANCE

The CPT Manual states that CPT code 20924, indicates a tendon graft obtained "from a distance." You cannot bill this code separately from CPT code 29888 (ACL repair where a tendon graft is obtained fr... [ Read More ]

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