Wiki CPT code for calcium deposits(shoulder)

[coders_rock!]

Morning,

Can someone confirm my coding, thank you?

Operatons: Arthroscopic calcific deposit excision and rotator cuff repair

An incision was made within the rotator cuff to remove a large calcium deposit in both the liquid and solid forms found in the supraspinatus tendon
(23000, 29819, or 29822).

Repair of rotator cuff with a side-by-side suture lasso in a suture relay method using fiberwire(29807).

 

[nyyankees]

Morning,

Can someone confirm my coding, thank you?

Operatons: Arthroscopic calcific deposit excision and rotator cuff repair

An incision was made within the rotator cuff to remove a large calcium deposit in both the liquid and solid forms found in the supraspinatus tendon
(23000, 29819, or 29822).

Repair of rotator cuff with a side-by-side suture lasso in a suture relay method using fiberwire(29807).

I have used the unlisted 29999 for the excision of calcific deposits. RC repair would be 29827 and not 29807.

 

[coders_rock!]

Why not 29819 - Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with removal of loose body or foreign body

 

[coders_rock!]

Can you please explain to me why you would use an unlisted code (29999) for the removal of calcium deposits from the shoulder, versus 29819 -Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with removal of loose body or foreign body.