Wiki Synovectomy and meniscectomy

[katz0813]

A doctor performs a partial synovectomy in the patellofemoral compartment and a partial medial meniscectomy in the medial compartment. Is the doctor able to bill a 29881,RT & 29875,59,RT since this is 2 different compartments? Remembering that 29875 is defined as a "separate procedure" Many thanks....

 

[such78]

29875 reports as separate procedure which means it is usually bundled to the major procedure. You can only report it when it is done on opposite the surgical site.

 

[Orthocoderpgu]

Your answer is in the 2017 CMS NCCI Surgical Policy update. 29875 cannot be reported with any other arthroscopic procedure on the same knee.

 

[katz0813]

Thank you!