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Place of service: Prepare to defend inpatient TKAs in face of payer, hospital pressure
Don’t be caught off-guard if your hospital is compelling you to schedule total knee replacements in the outpatient hospital setting this year. Medicare removed total knee arthroplasty (TKA) code 27447 from the inpatient-only list, opening the door for providers to perform the procedures in the outpatient setting.
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