Wiki Knee compartments

[ASC CODER]

can a drilling chondroplasty medial femoral condyle be billed with an acl repair and a medial meniscectomy? what compartment is the medial femoral condyle? Medial?

I think I have been looking at this op not to long. Help

 

[khopstein]

I would use 29888 for ACL, 29879 - 51 for chondral drilling, and 29881 - 51 for medial menisectomy. The medial femoral condyle is in the medial compartment. However, none of these codes are bundled with each other. If the doctor had done just a chondroplasty of medial femoral condyle, then you would not be able to bill it.

 

[ASC CODER]

Thanks!