CPT^® 27334, Under Excision Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 27334 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint.

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In this procedure, the provider performs arthrotomy of the knee joint along with anterior or posterior synovectomy to relieve pain and improve gait.

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Can 27334,59 be bill with 27488

I did do research, AAOS and Encoder Pro. They both state you can bill together with a modifier to over ride edit. The codes did hit a Medicare CCI edit. A modifier is allowed to over ride the unbundli... [ Read More ]

Can 27334,59 be bill with 27488

below is part of the op note. Thanks for any advice. [ATTACH type="full"]5912[/ATTACH]... [ Read More ]

Revision arthroplasty total knee, with synovectomy, tibial polyethylene insert exchange

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Knee Arthoplasty

[QUOTE="Hschimme, post: 422705, member: 200027"] From one orthopedic surgery coder to another, I highly recommend Global books (Complete Global Service Data for Orthopaedic Surgery Books by AAOS)-- I ... [ Read More ]

Knee Arthoplasty

Hello! Could you please clarify if I can bill together 27486, 27334-59. What is included/bundled in 27486 per AAOS? I would appreciate it! Thank you.... [ Read More ]

TKA Wound Dehiscence with Synovectomy i&d with synovectomy total knee arthroplasty wound dehiscence

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Total knee with Synovectomy

[b]Bundled per AAOS[/b] According to the Global Service Data, partial or complete synovectomy (27334, 27335, 29875, 29876) is included in 27447.... [ Read More ]

Scar revision

[QUOTE="AlanPechacek, post: 419880, member: 375416"]Based on the information provided, this was an Arthrotomy of the Knee for Intra-Articular Scarring and/or Adhesions causing limitation of motion (An... [ Read More ]

Scar revision

Based on the information provided, this was an Arthrotomy of the Knee for Intra-Articular Scarring and/or Adhesions causing limitation of motion (Ankylosis) of the joint, particularly in flexion. The... [ Read More ]

Knee arthrotomy code

Procedure is "knee arthrotomy with focal scar tissue resection". Doctor makes incision down into knee capsule. "The capsule was released in line with the incision and retractor was placed along the ... [ Read More ]

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