I was wondering how you would code for the following OR. This is just an insert of the report.
After a diagnostic Arthroscopic shoulder exam is performed:
Removal of Hardware: The anchor was retrieved uneventfully without difficulty out of the joint and extraction after the suture it was attached to was cut and grasper was required within the intraarticular space to remove this.
Biceps tenotomy: The biceps was amptuated off of its insertion at the superior labrum. It was debrided back to the point that was well over 50% of involvement and it was cut back and tenotomy was performed. It gently retracted into the bicipital groove. A minor debridement of the intraarticular space was carried out with any loose chondral pieces but no significant debridement or chondroplasty was performed.
I coded this as 29999 for the bicep tenotomy.....the removal of hardware has me stumped. any thought on 29819 or 20680? Thanks for your help!
After a diagnostic Arthroscopic shoulder exam is performed:
Removal of Hardware: The anchor was retrieved uneventfully without difficulty out of the joint and extraction after the suture it was attached to was cut and grasper was required within the intraarticular space to remove this.
Biceps tenotomy: The biceps was amptuated off of its insertion at the superior labrum. It was debrided back to the point that was well over 50% of involvement and it was cut back and tenotomy was performed. It gently retracted into the bicipital groove. A minor debridement of the intraarticular space was carried out with any loose chondral pieces but no significant debridement or chondroplasty was performed.
I coded this as 29999 for the bicep tenotomy.....the removal of hardware has me stumped. any thought on 29819 or 20680? Thanks for your help!