AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (December 2015)
December 2015 page 16 Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: What is the appropriate CPT code to report an arthroscopic subspine (anterior inferior iliac spine [AIIS]) decompression performed at the hip joint? The AIIS is anatomically located just superior to the acetabulum. The patient suffers from prominent AIIS associated with labral tearing. Arthroscopically, the AIIS is exposed, and aspects of the AIIS are resected with a 5.5 mm bur. Answer: Currently, there is no specific Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code to report an arthroscopic subspine (AIIS) decompression performed at the hip joint. Therefore, code 29999, Unlisted procedure, arthroscopy, should...
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