AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 2 (February)

Revision Arthroplasty (February 2013)

February 2013 pages 11-12 Revision Arthroplasty As a result of the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) Relativity Assessment Workgroup's (RAW) (formerly the Five-Year Review Identification Workgroup) analyses of codes, a need for additional codes to provide greater clarity for reporting the removal and replacement of an artificial implant was identified. Therefore, for the CPT 2013 code set, new codes were established to report the revision of total shoulder and elbow arthroplasties. This article provides an overview of the newly established codes and their intended applications. Revision of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (23473, 23474) To provide a greater level of...

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