AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 11 (November)

Coding Correction: Arthroscopically Assisted Repair of Stress Injury Related to Bone Marrow Lesion (November 2019)

November 2019 page 13 Coding Correction: Arthroscopically Assisted Repair of Stress Injury Related to Bone Marrow Lesion In the Surgery/Musculoskeletal System section of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) of the September 2018 issue of CPT® Assistant (page 14), an answer incorrectly stated that code 29855, Arthroscopically aided treatment of tibial fracture, proximal (plateau); unicondylar, includes internal fixation, when performed (includes arthroscopy), is the appropriate code to report a percutaneous arthroscopically assisted internal fixation of a stress injury with bone marrow lesion (also known as a bone bruise) of the medial tibial plateau. See below for the revised FAQ, which...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to the AMA CPT® Assistant.


Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • AMA's CPT® Assistant - Current + Archives
  • AMA's CPT® Advanced Coding Pack
 
CPT® Assistant content is the official source for CPT® coding guidance. It is an instrumental tool when appealing insurance denials and validating coding to auditors. Monthly issues and an extensive archive provide comprehensive guidance on proper CPT® coding for past, present and upcoming code set releases. Archives date back to 1990 for historical use of codes, changes, rationales, coding tips and trends in the industry.

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.