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Looking for some advice on this orthopedic knee surgery. The physician did a chondroplasty of the right patella but he also did removal of osteohondral fragment and loose body of the rt knee. The osteochondral fragment and loose body was 1 cm x 3 x 4 mm. I know the procedure for the chondroplasty would be 29877. Where the loose body that was removed was 1 cm, can I charge for this even though it was in the inferior pole of the patella (same compartment). There was no separate incision.
Has anyone else come across this? Can i use 29874 with a 51 or 59? Thanks for any assistance you can give me.
 
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hlmcintyre said:
Looking for some advice on this orthopedic knee surgery. The physician did a chondroplasty of the right patella but he also did removal of osteohondral fragment and loose body of the rt knee. The osteochondral fragment and loose body was 1 cm x 3 x 4 mm. I know the procedure for the chondroplasty would be 29877. Where the loose body that was removed was 1 cm, can I charge for this even though it was in the inferior pole of the patella (same compartment). There was no separate incision.
Has anyone else come across this? Can i use 29874 with a 51 or 59? Thanks for any assistance you can give me.
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59 mod since the loose body was greater than 5mm
 
nyyankees said:
59 mod since the loose body was greater than 5mm
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Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it. I know you can bill for a removal of loose body greater than 5 mm but it was in the same compartment. Much appreciated.
 
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