Orthopedic Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Debridement
Published on Tue May 01, 2001
Question: What is considered limited debridement (29822) versus extensive (29823)?
Arizona Subscriber
Answer: According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Complete Global Service Data for Orthopaedic Surgery 2001, 29822 and 29823 both include the following components as part of their global package: diagnostic arthroscopy, limited synovectomy, complete synovectomy, labrum debridement, removal of osteophytes from humerus or glenoid and articular shaving and/or chondroplasty.
Code 29823, a more extensive procedure, includes the following additional components: removal of osteochondral and/or chondral bodies, biceps tendon and rotator cuff debridement, and abrasion arthroplasty.
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