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    Wiki Arthroscopic-Assisted vs. Conversion to Open (BEAR ACL)

    NCCI edits mentions that if a provider starts with a scope but it is then converted to an open procedure, then it would be coded as open. I have seen examples where the plan was to scope but due to complications or complexity, the scope had to be discontinued and an open procedure was performed...
    • kle0204
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    • acl arthroscopic knee bear conversion to
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    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki Arthroscopic Knee Excision of Anvil Osteophytes

    I'm coding an arthroscopic knee surgery and am having a hard time figuring out the code for procedure "arthroscopic excision of anvil osteophytes". Below is the procedure described in the op note - It is being billed with arthroscopic synovectomy 29876 and medial meniscectomy 29881 (documented...
    • hannahevola
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    • arthroscopic knee excision ostephytes knee arthroscopy
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    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki Staged revision of arthroscopic ACL

    One of our providers is performing an arthroscopic bone grafting of the femoral and tibial tunnels as the first stage of the revision with an arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy. She is wanting to bill out 29881, 27356 & 27638; we have searched and are suggesting 29881 with 29999(compared...
    • OrthoTOC
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    • arthroscopic arthroscopic knee orthopedic coding orthopedic surgery
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    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki Arthroscopic bone grafting of tibial tunnel using allograft

    DR STATES HE DEBRIDED THE TUNNEL AND THEN A UNICORTICAL DOWEL WAS PLACED INTO THE POSTERIOR TUNNEL. THEN COMBO OF CORTICOCANCELLOUS BONEGRAFT AND GRAFTON PUTTY WAS PLACED INTO THE ANTERIOR TUNNEL. This is an ACL reconstruction being done in two stages, the ligament graft was not performed...
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