CPT^® 23000, Under Incision Procedures on the Shoulder

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 23000 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Shoulder.

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The provider excises calcium deposits from the shoulder area, the result of prior injuries. He makes an incision in the deltoid muscle near the shoulder.

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Calcific Tendinitis Excision w/ Open Rotator Cuff Repair?

[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 482069, member: 29238"] If the doctor cuts it to get to the operative location, repairing the cut/s is part of the procedure and is not separately reported. In this case t... [ Read More ]

Calcific Tendinitis Excision w/ Open Rotator Cuff Repair?

I'm not sure how I should code the calcific tendinitis excision? I've been looking at possibly 23000? Also, would the open rotator cuff repair bundle in, I know it's 23412, but does the documentation ... [ Read More ]

trephination calcific tendonitis

We debated this as well. The work done seems more extensive than 20610, but 23000 is for open procedure so that didn't seem appropriate either. We settled on an unlisted code with 23000 or 27306 as th... [ Read More ]

CPT code for calcium deposits(shoulder)

[QUOTE="coders_rock!, post: 302185, member: 106400"]Morning, Can someone confirm my coding, thank you? Operatons: Arthroscopic calcific deposit excision and rotator cuff repair An incision was made... [ Read More ]

CPT code for calcium deposits(shoulder)

Morning, Can someone confirm my coding, thank you? Operatons: Arthroscopic calcific deposit excision and rotator cuff repair An incision was made within the rotator cuff to remove a large calcium d... [ Read More ]

trephination calcific tendonitis

This is a new one for me. The doc states in the note that he performed a trephination of the calcific masses using a needle. Normally, I would use cpt 23000, however, this was not an open procedure. I... [ Read More ]

removal of calcific tendinitis with repair of RTC

I don't think the resulting defect would be a complication of the surgery. Its the surgical approach to reach the calcific deposit and, like open surgery, whatever tissues the surgeon has to go throu... [ Read More ]

Mod -AS-59??

Complete brain fog here....... When billing out the assist at surgery, do you capture exactly what the surgeon charge was? Example: 23130 & 23000 For the surgeon it would read: 23130-RT ... [ Read More ]

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair w/calcific tendonintis excision

Good afternoon everyone, I have an OP note where arthroscopic rotator cuff repair was performed as well as the excision of calcium deposits at the same site. I was going to code as 29827 and 29999... [ Read More ]

RC repair w/acromioplasty?

[QUOTE="BFAITHFUL, post: 125855, member: 60464"]I remember reading specifically CPT 23130 is bundled into 23412 per CCI edits and even though AAOS doesn't have 23130 as being bundled with 23412 there ... [ Read More ]

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