AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 10 (October)

Musculoskeletal System/Surgery (October 2003)

October 2003 page 11 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Musculoskeletal System, 29881, 29888 (Q&A) Question If a physician performs an arthroscopic ACL reconstruction on a patient and also performs a lateral meniscectomy on the same knee, can code 29881 be reported in addition to code 29888 or is the meniscectomy included? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, it would be appropriate to report code 29881, Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving), in addition to code 29888, Arthroscopically aided anterior cruciate ligament repair/augmentation or reconstruction, as the meniscectomy is not considered an integral...

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