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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (January 2017)
January 2017 page 6
Surgery: Musculoskeletal System
Question: How is a balloon carpal tunnelplasty reported?
Answer: Code 29848, Endoscopy, wrist, surgical, with release of transverse carpal ligament, should be reported for this minimally invasive approach to carpal tunnel release. Use of a balloon catheter to access the carpal tunnel is not separately reported.
Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (January 2017). CPT® Assistant. 2017; January 2017 page 6
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