AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 4 (April)
Musculoskeletal System/Surgery (April 2005)
April 2005 page 14b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Musculoskeletal System, 29881, 29877 (Q&A) Question If debridement or shaving of articular cartilage and meniscectomy are performed in the same compartment of the knee, can codes 29881 and 29877 be reported together? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, if debridement or shaving of articular cartilage and meniscectomy are performed in the same compartment of the knee, then only code 29881, Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial or lateral, including any meniscal shaving), should be reported. However, if debridement or shaving of articular cartilage is performed in one compartment of...
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