AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (December 2007)

December 2007 page 10a Bonus Feature:Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: If a surgical arthroscopy of the knee is performed (29870-29889) and after withdrawal of the scope and portal suture the surgeon injects bupivacaine for postoperative pain management directly into the knee joint, may code 20610 be reported in addition to the CPT code for the specific arthroscopic procedure performed? Answer: Answer : Code 20610, Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa), should not be reported when performed concurrent with another intra-articular procedure (eg, knee arthroscopy). However, should the bupivacaine injection be performed...

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