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I was wondering if anyone out there knows if I can bill both for the arthroscopy and the open procedure. If so, do I append mod 59 on the arthroscopy. Or do I append mod 22 on the open procedure? HELP
 
Conversion to open...

Good morning,

The rule of thumb is that if you propose a procedure, begin and it is not sufficient to treat the problem causing you to convert to an open procedure, you should only bill and capture the procedure that was completed and considered successful for the offending problem.

I'm sure this response will draw some fire but...I've eaten my wheaties and I'm ready...lol
 
I am doing a case just like that right now and I was wondering the same thing. Actually, it is an open acl repair and an arthroscopy was done before hand to observe the rest of the knee compartments and also to verify the exact location of the acl tear. Can I code for the arthroscopy on this one??
 
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