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total hip arthroplasty
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Wiki Total Joint Revisions
I just read the CPT Assistant September 2021 Volume 31 Issue 9 total joint revision scenarios. Am I reading this correctly that they now want first stage hip or knee revisions that use an articulating spacer to be coded as a full-revision (27134 or 27487) instead of removal of implants with...- halll
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- orthopaedic total hip arthroplasty total knee arthroplasty
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- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki MDM for Total Hip / Knee Replacement
Hello Everyone. :) I have gone down a rabbit hole on coding joint replacement surgeries and would 💙GREATLY APPRECIATE💙 your input for confirmation, given the 2021 E/M guidelines. I apologize in advance for the redundancy of this question. A ) In the plan, it is documented that a 65-year-old...- KStaten
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- 2021 e/m level of complexity mdm risk of morbidity total hip arthroplasty total knee arthroplasty
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- Forum: Orthopaedics