AMA CPT® Assistant - 2008 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Musculoskeletal (December 2008)
December 2008 page 6b Surgery: Musculoskeletal, 29895 (Q&A) Question: Is there a code to describe an arthroscopic total synovectomy of the ankle? If both the medial and lateral ankle joint is debrided, should a partial synovectomy (code 29895) be reported twice? Mimi Hughes. Philadelphia, PA. Answer: As a result of the configuration of the ankle joint, a total synovectomy is not anatomically possible and would result in ankle joint dislocation. Arthroscopic medial and lateral debridement of the same ankle joint is reported only once using code 29895, Arthroscopy, ankle (tibiotalar and fibulotalar joints), surgical; synovectomy, partial. Surgery: Musculoskeletal...
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