tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 4

Arthroscopy Explained: Take a Quick Look at Arthroscopy

Read this refresher to remember what you’re coding. Arthroscopy is a procedure to examine the joint, most often the knees and shoulders. Anatomy refresher: The joint is a complicated system with ligaments (joining bones to bones), tendons (joining muscles to cartilages and bones), and synovial fluid lubricating this complex structure. During this procedure the surgeon gets a clear view of the joint and finds out the location and extent of the damage with a specifically designed illuminated device called an arthroscope. A knee diagnostic arthroscopy is done to find out the abnormalities of the knee joint, and a...

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