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Preop/post op ddx elbow osteochondrosis dissecans.
The left elbow was prepped and draped in standard fashion. A lateral incision was made. We stayed anterior to the lateral collateral ligament so that we did not distabilize the elbow. We did an extensor split and then opened the capsule. The lesion was probed and it was found to involve an extensive area of the capitellum. Catillage was debrided. The edges were smoothed and we curreted the base of the lesion. Care was taken to make sure that the edges of the lesion were smooth.
Is the appropriate CPT 24110 or 11044?????(not sure though)....please confirm or give suggestion.
Any help with this is much appreciated. I haven't coded Ortho in a while.
The left elbow was prepped and draped in standard fashion. A lateral incision was made. We stayed anterior to the lateral collateral ligament so that we did not distabilize the elbow. We did an extensor split and then opened the capsule. The lesion was probed and it was found to involve an extensive area of the capitellum. Catillage was debrided. The edges were smoothed and we curreted the base of the lesion. Care was taken to make sure that the edges of the lesion were smooth.
Is the appropriate CPT 24110 or 11044?????(not sure though)....please confirm or give suggestion.
Any help with this is much appreciated. I haven't coded Ortho in a while.
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