DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2025 Issue 3 (March)

Q&A: Revising a hip hemiarthroplasty? Code it unlisted

Question: Would you know what code would be reported for revising a femur head of a previous hemiarthroplasty surgery where we only put in the femoral component for the hip? The hip has dislocated. I didn’t think the revision code, 27138 would be correct as they did not have a total hip to start with. Please help.

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