AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 1 (January)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (January 2017)

January 2017 page 6 Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: How is a balloon carpal tunnelplasty reported? Answer: Code 29848, Endoscopy, wrist, surgical, with release of transverse carpal ligament, should be reported for this minimally invasive approach to carpal tunnel release. Use of a balloon catheter to access the carpal tunnel is not separately reported. Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (January 2017). CPT® Assistant. 2017; January 2017 page 6 ...

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