nikkisgranny
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Patient has bilateral compartment syndrome and do is doing a bilateral compartment release with superficial peroneal nerve release.
Need help finding the CPT codes.
Need help finding the CPT codes.
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Wiki Compartment Release - Patient has bilateral compartment syndrome
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PatriciaCPC
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You're looking at 27892 - 29874 with debridement, or 27600 - 27602 w/ out debridement.
nikkisgranny
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Thanks.
mitchellde
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What part of the body has the compartment syndrom? This will change your code possible.
rajalakshmir
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since peroneal nerve has been released the compartment syndrome occurs in legs . Release of nerve called neuroplasty and peroneal nerve is a periperal nerve leg so can code 64708 i think.
PatriciaCPC
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First I need to correct my post from Friday... Oops!!! - Should have said
"27892-27894" not 29874 (That CPT is stuck in my brain lately!!)
Still sounds to me as you may apply one of 27892, 27893 or 27894.
64708 indicates a Neuroplasty, and I don't see this as the case here.
The superficial peroneal nerve is located in the lateral compartment of the leg... I do believe the superficial peroneal nerve release would be inclusive of these codes. I would like another opinion as well though... Anyone have any additional info??
Thanks!!
"27892-27894" not 29874 (That CPT is stuck in my brain lately!!)
Still sounds to me as you may apply one of 27892, 27893 or 27894.
64708 indicates a Neuroplasty, and I don't see this as the case here.
The superficial peroneal nerve is located in the lateral compartment of the leg... I do believe the superficial peroneal nerve release would be inclusive of these codes. I would like another opinion as well though... Anyone have any additional info??
Thanks!!
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mitchellde
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Thats Ok I completely missed the part about the peroneal nerve! All I read was compartment syndrom and I kept saying Ok where?? It must have been 5 O'clock somewhere!