jeskla
Networker
Hi,
My doc did an open removal of a loose body from the prepatellar bursa. I looked to 27331 first, but he didn't actually go into the knee joint to remove it. Then I checked 27372 but that is listed as removal of foreign body from the knee area. Would this be an unlisted code 27599? He sent the specimen off to pathology but we don't have a report back yet. Thank you for any help you have to offer.
"We made a small, transverse incision about 1 cm in length and spread it out to identify the tannish grey loose body. It did not feel like cartilage; it was rather rubbery, scar like but shaped much like a jelly bean. I dissected around it with a hemostat and used scissors to snip it free from surrounding tissue. It came out nicely. The specimen measured about 1 cm in length x 0.5 cm in width and was sent to Pathology."
My doc did an open removal of a loose body from the prepatellar bursa. I looked to 27331 first, but he didn't actually go into the knee joint to remove it. Then I checked 27372 but that is listed as removal of foreign body from the knee area. Would this be an unlisted code 27599? He sent the specimen off to pathology but we don't have a report back yet. Thank you for any help you have to offer.
"We made a small, transverse incision about 1 cm in length and spread it out to identify the tannish grey loose body. It did not feel like cartilage; it was rather rubbery, scar like but shaped much like a jelly bean. I dissected around it with a hemostat and used scissors to snip it free from surrounding tissue. It came out nicely. The specimen measured about 1 cm in length x 0.5 cm in width and was sent to Pathology."