LTibbetts
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I have an op note that states that there was medial & lateral menisectomies done. There was also some work done to the ACL...
"the acl was next visualized and there was obvious disruption of the posterolateral bundle off the femur and when I probed the anteromedial aspect there was also disruption in substance of the mid portion of the acl. I debrided the stump of the ligament. It was freed and fragmented with the shaver"
Is this included in the 29883? The AAOS archive I have states that acl code (29888) does not include menisectomies but does this op note even qualify for a "reconstruction" of the acl? It sounds more like just a debridement which is porbably covered in the 29883, right?
"the acl was next visualized and there was obvious disruption of the posterolateral bundle off the femur and when I probed the anteromedial aspect there was also disruption in substance of the mid portion of the acl. I debrided the stump of the ligament. It was freed and fragmented with the shaver"
Is this included in the 29883? The AAOS archive I have states that acl code (29888) does not include menisectomies but does this op note even qualify for a "reconstruction" of the acl? It sounds more like just a debridement which is porbably covered in the 29883, right?