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  1. J

    Wiki Revision of Total Shoulder to Reverse Total Shoulder

    I am going back and forth with Ortho on a case, and this one is a real puzzler. I have had a lively discussion with someone from their office, but we find ourselves at an impasse. Scenario: pt had previous total shoulder that failed and presented for revision to reverse total shoulder. Doc...
    • jarmstrong20
    • Thread
    • 23472 23473 23474 reverse shoulder revision total shoulder
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
  2. K

    Wiki Shoulder- Removal of failed hemi - to a total shoulder

    I am not sure which way to code this one. The patient had a hemi arthroplasty and it failed so they decided to remove the hemi and do a total shoulder. There are no conversion codes and even if there were I don't know if it would apply here because the humeral was a revision and the glenoid was...
    • kmuth
    • Thread
    • conversion hemiarthroplasty orthopaedic total shoulder
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
  3. S

    Wiki Help on Total Shoulder Question Please

    Wondering if I can please get some guidance on the following as I've never ran into this before and am unsure how to handle. First... We have a patient that went in for a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (23474). During surgery there was an intraoperative humeral shaft fracture. The...
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