svms
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Physician started arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and due to complications had to convert to open.
I do understand that I can only code the rotator cuff repair to open (23410).
Surgical procedure was arthroscopy left shoulder with subacromial decompression/acromioplasty (29826) and rotator cuff repair .
29826 is only able to be reported with parent codes because it is a add-on code.
The arthroscopic subacromial decompression/acromioplasty WAS successfully completed before the physician started the rotator cuff repair.
Is it correct to change subacromial decompression/acromioplasty to open code as well? I am not sure the correct protocol in this case because the subacromial decompression was completed arthroscopically.
I do understand that I can only code the rotator cuff repair to open (23410).
Surgical procedure was arthroscopy left shoulder with subacromial decompression/acromioplasty (29826) and rotator cuff repair .
29826 is only able to be reported with parent codes because it is a add-on code.
The arthroscopic subacromial decompression/acromioplasty WAS successfully completed before the physician started the rotator cuff repair.
Is it correct to change subacromial decompression/acromioplasty to open code as well? I am not sure the correct protocol in this case because the subacromial decompression was completed arthroscopically.