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    Wiki 29848 Carpal Tunnel In office

    Some of our payors are denying a 29848 to be done in office stating that the CMS guidelines will not pay for them done in office, however we cannot locate that information and we have had multiple medicare patients have this procedure done in office and they were covered. Anyone have any ideas...
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    Wiki CARPAL TUNNEL IN OFFICE- CPT 29848

    Some of our payors are denying a 29848 to be done in office stating that the CMS guidelines will not pay for them done in office, however we cannot locate that information and we have had multiple medicare patients have this procedure done in office and they were covered. Anyone have any ideas...
    • ashlundgreen
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    • 29848 carpal tunnel carpal tunnel release in-office endoscopic carpal tunnel release
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    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki Excision of mass left small finger, left carpal tunnel release

    How would you code this? I am reading mucoid degeneration and he keeps extending the incision, but I don't think an actual cyst was removed. The carpal tunnel was not planned, can I bill it with the cyst excision 26160 or should I bill the arthrotomy with exploration 26070-26080? Preoperative...
    • kmuth
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    • carpal tunnel hand coding ortho specialty coding orthopaedic
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki Not your normal question CTS release with Tenosynovectomy

    Hello all, I have been researching this topic, however most of the information I have found (even in these forums) are a few years old and/or have information backwards. Plus I am wanting to get a general idea what everyone is doing now, in 2018. I am aware that 64721 bundles into 25115 when...
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    Wiki Incidental carpal tunnel release?

    We had a patient with flexor tenosynovitis in the operating suite for I&D of flexor tendon sheaths. During the procedure, the physician performed a carpal tunnel release "to get to the flexor pollicis longus". Can I code and bill for the carpal tunnel release, or would it be considered...
    • fltbaroque
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    • carpal tunnel flexor tendon incidental tenosynovitis
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki Endoscopic Pronator Release and Endoscopic Cubital Release

    I need some thoughts and direction on the proper way to code an Endoscopic Pronator Release and an Endoscopic Cubital Release. I have been using 29999. Is there a better code to use? Also, what are some thoughts on coding an Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release with a Volar Fasciotomy? In the...
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