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Morning,

Can someone confirm my coding, thank you?

Operatons: Arthroscopic calcific deposit excision and rotator cuff repair

An incision was made within the rotator cuff to remove a large calcium deposit in both the liquid and solid forms found in the supraspinatus tendon
(23000, 29819, or 29822).

Repair of rotator cuff with a side-by-side suture lasso in a suture relay method using fiberwire(29807).
 
coders_rock! said:
Morning,

Can someone confirm my coding, thank you?

Operatons: Arthroscopic calcific deposit excision and rotator cuff repair

An incision was made within the rotator cuff to remove a large calcium deposit in both the liquid and solid forms found in the supraspinatus tendon
(23000, 29819, or 29822).

Repair of rotator cuff with a side-by-side suture lasso in a suture relay method using fiberwire(29807).
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I have used the unlisted 29999 for the excision of calcific deposits. RC repair would be 29827 and not 29807.
 
Can you please explain to me why you would use an unlisted code (29999) for the removal of calcium deposits from the shoulder, versus 29819 -Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with removal of loose body or foreign body.
 
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