AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 4 (April)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal (Q&A) (April 2012)

April 2012 page 17 Surgery: Musculoskeletal Question: Does the procedure described by code 20670, Removal of implant; superficial (eg, buried wire, pin or rod) (separate procedure), always require a skin incision? Answer: No.A skin incision is not required to appropriately report code 20670. Question: A physician performs a tenosynovectomy of the first dorsal compartment for De Quervain's tenosynovitis and removes all of the diseased tissue. What is the appropriate code to report? Answer: It is appropriate to report code 25118, Synovectomy, extensor tendon sheath, wrist, single compartment, as only a single dorsal compartment is involved. Question: What is...

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