AMA CPT® Assistant - 2008 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Musculoskeletal (December 2008)
December 2008 page 6a Surgery: Musculoskeletal, How to code arthroscopies on joints other than the knee Question: Can you explain how to code arthroscopies on joints other than the knee? The knee is reported by compartments (medial, lateral, or patello-femoral). It is not clear how the other joints are reported. It appears that the shoulder is coded by whether the work is done anteriorly or posteriorly. What about the wrist and ankle and so forth? Mimi Hughes. Philadelphia, PA. Answer: You are correct that the knee has more than one compartment, and in some cases modifier 59, Distinct procedural...
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