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    Wiki 29806 or 29807 - Arthroscopic shoulder, surgical; repair of ... ANTERIOR INFERIOR LABRUM

    Hi, I work for an orthopedic office and I am coding an arthroscopic surgery. One procedure has me a little stumped... if anyone can help that would be nice, please. ---- The description: There was a separate labral tearing anteriorly and inferiorly, a full thickness type of a tear. We then...
    • KeishaBeh
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    • 29806 29807 arthroscopic arthroscopy capsulorrhaphy orthopaedics shoulder arthroscopy
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki CPT 29823 vs 29822 & 29826

    What is the correct way to code the below op report? 29823 or 29822 with 29826? I'm thinking 29823 but am unsure. Thanks in advance! POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left shoulder stiffness with partial-thickness tear of the rotator cuff with grade 2 to 3 chondromalacia of the glenoid and a...
    • MI_CODER
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    • 29822 29823 29826 arthroscopy shoulder shoulder arthroscopy
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
  3. M

    Wiki Shoulder Arthroscopy

    Hi, I am new to Ortho and have a denial for 29823-51-RT. We have a billing company handling our charges/payments. I am reviewing denials and have the following billed: 29827-RT, 29828-51-RT,29823-51-RT and 219826-RT. I can't find any reason why the 29823 is denying. It is denied with a 97...
    • misnkm
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    • arthroscopy inclusive denial shoulder
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
  4. E

    Wiki shoulder replacement with glenoid grafting

    Hi friends, I work with some shoulder specialists who are disagreeing about if the glenoid grafting can be separately reported with their shoulders. When doing a shoulder replacement they sometimes will do some grafting to the glenoid in order for the prosthesis to sit better. I was thinking...
  5. D

    Wiki Help with arthroscopic stress fracture coding!

    Our doctor often performs stress fracture repairs using Knee Creations calcium phosphate cement and I have trouble with coding this. In this case, it seems he is doing it arthroscopically or percutaneously, and he likes to try to code it as 27509. I'm not sure I feel this is the appropriate...
    • djreiff
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    • arthroscopy knee knee creations orthopaedics
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
  6. daedolos

    Wiki Pain management during global period for shoulder arthroscopy

    Can I code for an injection to a shoulder site non specific to a shoulder arthroscopy during the global period? Is there any way to unbundle this? Please advise. Peace ?_?
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    Wiki Help w/ difference in 29822 (limited) and 29823 (extensive)

    Hi, I'm hoping someone can assist me with a chart and show whether 29822 or 29823 would be the appropriate code. I've read thru multiple forum posts, but most are from 2009 and I'm not sure how accurate the information is any longer, and some links didn't work that were attached. I've also read...
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