I have a Medicare-Novitas patient
cci is stating that 27340 is incl with 27360, but the reason for the surgery was more for the excision of prepatellar bursa excision.
doctor did a partial exostectomy of the superior patellar osetophyte, and I 7 D of the bursa(27301 included though)
**patient's history was prepatellar bursal swelling & build up of fluid w/ positive staph aureus
I am looking at coding only 27340 - does anyone else agree or disagree
suggests please.
thanks
Barb
cci is stating that 27340 is incl with 27360, but the reason for the surgery was more for the excision of prepatellar bursa excision.
doctor did a partial exostectomy of the superior patellar osetophyte, and I 7 D of the bursa(27301 included though)
**patient's history was prepatellar bursal swelling & build up of fluid w/ positive staph aureus
I am looking at coding only 27340 - does anyone else agree or disagree
suggests please.
thanks
Barb