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Other Procedures on the Shoulder CPT® Code range 23929- 23929

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Shoulder 23929-23929 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 23929- 23929
Section 23929-23929
Other Procedures on the Shoulder
23929
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Barbotage
I am wondering the same thing. But I was directed to unlisted 23929 unlisted shoulder. where did you get your info for unlisted 20999?... [ Read More ]
modifier 52
For a percutaneous tenotomy of the shoulder is it appropriate to code this as a 23405 with a 52 modifier or should this be reported with the unlisted cpt code 23929? In this case would the modifier 5... [ Read More ]
Shoulder Resurfacing
Are we coding shoulder resurfacing (prosthesis or cap of only a portion of the humeral or glenoid head not the entire ball) with 23929 or has it been deemed appropriate to use 23470 as there is still ... [ Read More ]
Open subpectoral decompression
Has anyone charged for an open subpectoral decompression?? I need to give codes for pre-auth. The dx is slap tear. I've triple-checked with the sx scheduler. She says this is what the dr wrote, but I ... [ Read More ]
CPT code help - Open fixation of posterior shoulder dislocation with fixation of Lesser tuberosity fracture
Provider performed open fixation of a posterior shoulder dislocation with fixation of a Lesser tuberosity fracture: An oblique incision was made over the anterior aspect of the patient's left shoul... [ Read More ]
Percutaneous guided tenotomy of shoulder
U/S guided tenotomy of the shoulder using a TX-Bone device. For this procedure are people using 23405 or 23929? Approval received for CPT 23405. This is an open procedure. Are people using 23929?... [ Read More ]
Open Biceps Tenolysis code
I agree there is no established code for an open biceps tenolysis and would report an unlisted code. 23939 is not showing up as a valid CPT for 2020 in the CPT manual. You could consider 23929 (unlist... [ Read More ]
Clavicle non-union takedown w/ORIF
I have a question about coding a non-union takedown of the clavicle with ORIF. Do I code 23515 for the ORIF and 23929 (unlisted) for the non-union takedown? The patient didn't have prior fixation do... [ Read More ]
How would you code this?? Tenex procedure elbow
[QUOTE="hai00001, post: 426810, member: 187922"]CPT Assistant Sept 2009 pg 11 states to code the definitive procedure as the TOPAZ is a tool and not a procedure however updated guidelines have been pu... [ Read More ]
rotator cuff revision help!
This case is very complicated from both the history and diagnosis aspects, as well as the procedure done for repair, and there are a lot of questions I would have based on the terminology used in the ... [ Read More ]
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