KatieGal
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I know there have been many postings on this, but please clarify one more time. I want to be sure I am coding this correctly.
"Attention was paid to the medial compartment. There were loose pieces of articular cartilage that were lightly d?brided with an oscillator. The arthroscope was then switched to the superomedial portal, in flow to the inferomedial portal and cautery inferolateral portal. A lateral release was performed at its completion. The patella was inverted to 80? indicating an adequate release."
Would you use code 29877? I know the lateral release would be 29873.![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Thank you.
Kate
"Attention was paid to the medial compartment. There were loose pieces of articular cartilage that were lightly d?brided with an oscillator. The arthroscope was then switched to the superomedial portal, in flow to the inferomedial portal and cautery inferolateral portal. A lateral release was performed at its completion. The patella was inverted to 80? indicating an adequate release."
Would you use code 29877? I know the lateral release would be 29873.
Thank you.
Kate