AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (January 2018)
January 2018 page 7 Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: A surgeon performed arthroscopic surgery in which a biceps tenotomy for a torn biceps with debridement of the stump is performed. Are the debridement and biceps tenotomy separately reported? Answer: Yes, the debridement and biceps tenotomy are separately reported with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 29823, Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; debridement, extensive, since the biceps tendon origin is divided roughly in half between the supraglenoid tubercle and the superior labrum. Therefore, the arthroscopic tenotomy of the biceps would be part of a glenohumeral debridement (eg, codes 29822 or 29823) and may...
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