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Wiki Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair with Arthroscopic Shoulder Procedures... Possible to Bill?
Hello Everyone, I know this is a repeated question that frequently finds its way on this forum (apologies)... but, as with many coding scenarios, there seem to be mixed answers / solutions. Or, perhaps, I am misinterpreting it, which is also entirely possible. From what I have read, the...- KStaten
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- 23412 29823 29826 arthroscopic mini-open repair rotator
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- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki CPT 29826 not getting paid with 23412 and 29824
Is anyone having a hard time getting paid for add on code 29826 when performed with the rotator cuff repair (23412) even if 29824 is also billed? I have been unsuccessful, mainly with Aetna, which I could not find a CPB for rotator cuff surgery. First the surgeon performs the arthroscopic...- Katie_Ellis
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- 23412 29824 29826
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- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki arthroscopic debridement w/decompression + OPEN Cuff repair (+29826 23412 CCI edit)
Codes in question: 29823 +29826 and 23412 (arthroscopic debridement +decompression and OPEN Cuff repair) 23412 and +29826 are producing a CCI edit The arthroscopic PARENT procedure code (29823) does NOT have a CCI edit with add-on code +29826 (decompression of subacromial space), and the...- amexnikki23
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- 23412 29826 arthroscopic rotator cuff subacromial
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- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion