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    Wiki CPT 29823 vs 29822 & 29826

    What is the correct way to code the below op report? 29823 or 29822 with 29826? I'm thinking 29823 but am unsure. Thanks in advance! POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left shoulder stiffness with partial-thickness tear of the rotator cuff with grade 2 to 3 chondromalacia of the glenoid and a...
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    • 29822 29823 29826 arthroscopy shoulder shoulder arthroscopy
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    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki CPT: Distal Coplaning with Subacromial Decompression

    "Distal Coplaning and with Subacromial Decompression" for treatment of Impingement Syndrome Summary of Procedures: Soft tissue was used to skeletonize the undersurface of the acromion 4.5 mm barrel was then used to remove 5 to 7 mm of the bone off the anterior and lateral border from the...
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    • 29822 29823 29824 29826 acromioplasty clavicle coplaning cpt shoulder
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    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki 29823, 29827 Clarification 2021

    Hello! I am reaching out to ask some questions regarding 29823. In an effort to explain to my providers the use of 29823, I want to make sure my understanding is accurate. 29823 (Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; debridement, extensive 3 or more discrete structures (eg, humeral bone, humeral...
  4. KStaten

    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...
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    • 23412 29823 29826 arthroscopic mini-open repair rotator
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    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki extensive debridement of shoulder 29823

    I have a surgeon that is pushing the issue of billing CPT 29823, arthroscopic debridement, extensive with nearly every arthroscopic procedure of the shoulder he performs. I have shown him the NCCI manual section that addresses this, CMS NCCI manual states, “With three exceptions, shoulder...
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    Wiki Arthroscopic Shoulder surgery

    29822 vs 29823 Does the physician have to document "extensive" before we code 29823? Or can we bump up to 29823 if these were documented? • Removal of osteochondral and/or chondral bodies AND • Biceps tendon & rotator cuff debridement AND • Abrasion arthroplasty The more I research...
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    Wiki 29823 with 29824

    29823 arthroscopy shoulder surgical with debridement extensive : is bundling with 29824 (mumford) I have used a modifier 59 and operative does support the debridement , however my denials are still upheld , I donot see any edits that say that its inclusive
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