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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 10 (October)
Musculoskeletal System/Surgery (October 2003)
October 2003 page 11
Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers
Musculoskeletal System, 29881, 29888 (Q&A)
Question
If a physician performs an arthroscopic ACL
reconstruction on a patient and also performs a lateral meniscectomy on the same knee, can
code 29881 be reported in addition to code 29888 or is the meniscectomy included?
AMA Comment
From a CPT coding perspective, it would be appropriate to
report code 29881, Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy
(medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving), in addition to code 29888, Arthroscopically aided anterior cruciate ligament
repair/augmentation or reconstruction, as the meniscectomy is not considered an
integral...
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