AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 6 (June)

Musculoskeletal, 23332, 23472 (Q&A) (June 1996)

June 1996 page 10d Coding Consultation Musculoskeletal, 23332, 23472 (Q&A) Question How is the removal of a "total shoulder" implant with replacement with a new implant coded? AMA Comment Report 23332 for removal of the implant and 23472 for the arthroplasty and insertion of a new total shoulder implant. Use the -51 modifier with code 23332 because it is the lesser of the two procedures. Musculoskeletal, 23332, 23472 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1996; June 1996 page 10d ...

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