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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 4 (April)
Musculoskeletal System/Surgery (April 2005)
April 2005 page 14b
Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers
Musculoskeletal System, 29881, 29877 (Q&A)
Question
If debridement or shaving of articular
cartilage and meniscectomy are performed
in the same compartment of the knee, can codes
29881 and 29877 be reported together?
AMA Comment
From a CPT coding perspective,
if debridement or shaving of articular cartilage
and meniscectomy are performed in the
same compartment of the knee, then only
code 29881, Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy
(medial or lateral, including any meniscal
shaving), should be reported. However, if
debridement or shaving of articular cartilage
is performed in one compartment of...
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