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CPT® 29847, Under Endoscopy/Arthroscopy Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 29847 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy/Arthroscopy Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.

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The provider examines the tissue inside the wrist joint with an arthroscope. She inserts additional instruments to reduce, or realign, the bones in the wrist in the presence of a fracture or chronic instability. She inserts screws to hold the bones in place.

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Need current update on scapholunate and lunotriquetral ligamentoplasty by laser.
I have read a ton of information that all says the scapholunate and lunotriquetral ligamentoplasty by laser is included in 29847 (Arthroscopy, wrist, surgical; internal fixation for fracture or instab... [ Read More ]
Scapholunate ligament repair plus synovectomy
[QUOTE="RebeccaMoney, post: 375638, member: 11362"]Op note: ...wrist was suspended in a Smith & Nephew wrist arthroscopy tower and standard 3-4 & 4-5 portals established. Fraying and laxity of the sca... [ Read More ]
Scapholunate ligament repair plus synovectomy
According to the AAOS Global Service guide synovectomy is included in the 29847 code... [ Read More ]
Scapholunate ligament repair plus synovectomy introduced ligament portal probe scapholunate
Op note: ...wrist was suspended in a Smith & Nephew wrist arthroscopy tower and standard 3-4 & 4-5 portals established. Fraying and laxity of the scapholunate ligament was noted. A probe was placed in... [ Read More ]
29846 vs 29847 29846 29847 advise correct tears
Patient has scapholunate ligament tear which is repaired with Kwires through scope. The CPT would be 29847, correct? Dr always gives me 29846 which I thought was only for TFCC tears. Please advise. ... [ Read More ]
Scope repair lunotriquetral ligament tear
I need help with the above CPT? Actually the pt has both a TFCC tear and the above tear. The TFCC repair was done open (25107) and the triquetral tear was done through scope utilizing 2 K-wires. Wou... [ Read More ]
Arthroscopy wrist with mini-open triangular fibrocartilage
I had a question: if a physician does a wrist arthroscopy with synovectomy 29844 then he opens & repairs the triangular fibrocartilage tear but uses an anchor & sutures would you use the 25107 or the... [ Read More ]
Scapholunate pinning
Arthroscopically the Dr did a debridement of the scapholunate tear. Then he removed the scope and did a small incisionjust to the dorsal aspect of the first compartment. the subcutaneous tissue was... [ Read More ]
Hand Surgery HELP! - RASL procedure
this is kind of hard to assist with without the op note, but look at 29847???... [ Read More ]
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