AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 4 (April)

Erratum (April 2020)

April 2020 page 8 Erratum On page 14 (in the answer of the third question of Surgery/Musculoskeletal System) of the March 2020 issue of the CPT® Assistant, the article incorrectly states “July 2019” (see highlighted below). Answer:It would not be appropriate to report either code 27899, Unlisted procedure, leg or ankle, or code 11043, Debridement, muscle and/or fascia (includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue, if performed); first 20 sq cm or less. Instead, CPT code 27654, Repair, secondary, Achilles tendon, with or without graft, should be reported. Previously published information in the July 2019 issue (page 5) of the...

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