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My doctor states he did a Patella reconstruction (27422), a Chondroplasty (29877), a Loose body removal (29874), a Lateral release (29873), and a Limited synovectomy (29875) on a patient. As far as I can tell, the chondroplasty, the loose body removal, and the synovectomy are all included in the lateral release, so that isn't separately reportable. But then as I looked further it appeared that the Lateral release is included in the patella reconstruction.. So can I get someone to verify these things and if I'm correct in these inclusions, what does this mean? Does it mean my doc should only code for the Patella reconstruction? That seems like such a loss.
If that's too confusing, can someone simply tell me how they would code for the following codes in performed in one session, same knee. 27422, 29877, 29874, 29873, 29875
If that's too confusing, can someone simply tell me how they would code for the following codes in performed in one session, same knee. 27422, 29877, 29874, 29873, 29875