General Surgery Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 34
Part B Coding Coach: CPT® 2015 Includes Several Important Orthopedic Surgery Changes
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Article Overview
This article explains a set of CPT® 2015 orthopedic surgery updates that matter to physicians, coders, and billing staff who report musculoskeletal procedures. It focuses on newly added, revised, and deleted reporting options across several orthopedic categories, along with the broader documentation and imaging-related changes associated with those updates.
Why This Topic Matters
The changes described affect how common orthopedic procedures are represented in CPT® and may influence claim accuracy, code selection, and awareness of deleted or revised reporting options for the 2015 coding year.
Article Sections
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Specify Whether Joint Aspiration Included U/S Guidance
Covers revisions to arthrocentesis reporting and the distinction between procedures performed with and without ultrasound guidance. It also notes related discussion about imaging guidance and service reporting context.
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Imagine Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty Specifying Imaging
Reviews major CPT® 2015 changes for vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and related imaging guidance reporting. It also discusses deleted companion radiology codes and associated sacral augmentation codes.
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Don’t Overlook These Other Ortho Changes
Summarizes additional orthopedic updates affecting disc arthroplasty, sacroiliac arthrodesis, and knee contrast injection reporting. The section groups several separate procedure areas that were revised for the 2015 code set.
What You Will Learn
- Which orthopedic procedure categories were updated for CPT® 2015
- How the article organizes changes involving imaging guidance and revised descriptors
- Which areas of orthopedic surgery were affected by deletions, revisions, and additions
- What general types of reporting updates are discussed for spine, joint, and arthrodesis services
Who Should Read This
- Orthopedic surgeons
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Practice administrators
- Compliance staff
- Pain management providers
- Radiology coding staff
Codes Discussed
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