Wiki Trephination of medial meniscus

[Mary Baierl]

Arthroscopically my surgeon is doing a medial meniscectomy and also a trephination of the meniscus. This is reducing the pressure and producing "bleeding in the region". Is this considered same as pick arthroplasty, 29879?

 

[mbort]

no unfortunately this is unlisted 29999

 

[Mary Baierl]

Mary, what would you compare your unlisted code to for this trephination?

 

[hastarr]

Unlisted

We compare our unlisted code for trephination to CPT 29879.