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CPT® 29893, Under Endoscopy/Arthroscopy Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 29893 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 heel with an endoscope to access the fascia of the plantar surface, or bottom, of the foot. She incises the fascia to relieve pain from plantar fasciitis, a chronic inflammatory condition of the heel, when nonsurgical treatments fail.

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Podiatry coding
Without seeing the notes, my best guesses would be: Endoscopic gastrocnemius resection: 29999 Endoscopic plantar fasciotomy: 29893 Platelet rich plasma injections: I'm unfamiliar with this so I'll le... [ Read More ]
Endoscopic fasciectomy w/excision of bone spur?
Agreed. If it was all done through endoscope I'd look at 29999 with 28119 as the comparison. You could look at 29893 plus 29999 compared to 28118, although that really feels like an unbundling of 28... [ Read More ]
Endoscopic fasciectomy w/excision of bone spur? fasciectomy heel spur
Procedure done is endoscopic debridement of plantar fascia with excision of calcaneal spur. Doctor wants to bill 28118 and 28060. First of all, if it was an open procedure, I would think 28119 would b... [ Read More ]
please help
How about 29893 "Endoscopic plantar fasciotomy"... [ Read More ]
Endoscopic plantar fascial release
That is correct! 29893 for facial release... [ Read More ]
Ultrasonic Guidance / Fluoroscopy
I'm billing for an ASC , can I bill cpt 20926 (obtain tissue graft) with 76942 (ultrasonic guidance) using the TC modifier. We also bill 29893 (Endoscopic plantar fasciotomy) with 76000 (fluoroscopy)... [ Read More ]
Anesthesia for Plantar Fascia
Hi, The CPT code for the surgery is 29893, which is the surgeon's bill - separate from our Anesthesia CPT of 01464-AA.... [ Read More ]
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