Wiki Bilateral total knee replacements

[mrsroski]

Hi!!!

I am coding a bilateral total knee replacement for BC. I know the code is 27447 but not sure if I should do one line or two (RT/LT) or one line with a 50 and 2 units.

please let me know ASAP PLEASE.
faithg1217@gmail.com

thanks so much.

 

[twizzle]

Hi!!!

I am coding a bilateral total knee replacement for BC. I know the code is 27447 but not sure if I should do one line or two (RT/LT) or one line with a 50 and 2 units.

please let me know ASAP PLEASE.
faithg1217@gmail.com

thanks so much.

Our Medicare contractor here in Florida has recently instructed us to bill as 27447-50 on one line and one unit. Commercial insurances may still want it differently but will probably follow MCR soon. They were denying 27447LT and 27447-59RT.

 

[mrsroski]

Thank you!!!