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Orthopedic Coding:

Navigate Unbundling and NCCI Guidelines in Arthroscopic Surgery

Published on Tue Apr 14, 2026

Find out when to report debridement codes. In medical coding, “unbundling” occurs when multiple CPT® codes are reported for individual components of a procedure that should be captured by a single, comprehensive code. For arthroscopic surgery, the CPT® code set and CPT® Assistant provide valuable information on reporting of arthroscopic surgical procedures, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [...]
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