mitcheek1
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Hello, I work for an orthopedic office and they do a lot of shoulder video arthroscopy's. It is always stating they are doing an extensive debridement, I just wanted to make sure that they are up to standards for billing this code and its not inclusive of another procedure done this day.
Report reads Extensive intra-articular debridement of anterior superior posterior labrum, rotator cuff interval, bursa, synovium, rotator cuff tear.
Provider also performed a rotator cuff repair, biceps tenodesis and subacromial decompression. All of this is documented.
Within the op report he has An extensive thorough debridement of the anterior superior and posterior labrum and also the rotator cuff interval was performed. We also thoroughly debrided the area of the full-thickness rotator cuff tear, intra-articular synovium and bursal tissue above the tear. The subscapularis tendon was intact. The biceps tendon had tearing and a tenodesis was performed with dorsal cord suture and a 4.5 Park's anchor. The scope was placed in the subacromial position an the full thickness rotator cuff tear was debrided the rotator cuff was repaired with a dual row technique utilizing parkers anchors. Probing confirmed the repair to be quite stable. A subacromial decompression was performed with a bur converting the acromion to a smooth flat type I surface. We thoroughly irrigated closed and so on.
Thank you in advance
Report reads Extensive intra-articular debridement of anterior superior posterior labrum, rotator cuff interval, bursa, synovium, rotator cuff tear.
Provider also performed a rotator cuff repair, biceps tenodesis and subacromial decompression. All of this is documented.
Within the op report he has An extensive thorough debridement of the anterior superior and posterior labrum and also the rotator cuff interval was performed. We also thoroughly debrided the area of the full-thickness rotator cuff tear, intra-articular synovium and bursal tissue above the tear. The subscapularis tendon was intact. The biceps tendon had tearing and a tenodesis was performed with dorsal cord suture and a 4.5 Park's anchor. The scope was placed in the subacromial position an the full thickness rotator cuff tear was debrided the rotator cuff was repaired with a dual row technique utilizing parkers anchors. Probing confirmed the repair to be quite stable. A subacromial decompression was performed with a bur converting the acromion to a smooth flat type I surface. We thoroughly irrigated closed and so on.
Thank you in advance