CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 3, 2025

If a surgeon makes a separate anteromedial incision to insert the harvested quadriceps tendon for grafting during an arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, would it be appropriate to report code 27428 for a mini-open procedure or code 29888 for an arthroscopically aided procedure?

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