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cathy56 said:
Can anyone tell me the differance between 24340 and 24342?

Any help with this will be appreicated

Thank you in advance
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I do not like the procedure descriptions on these 2 codes, it makes them sound like the same procedure.

I use 24340 for longitudinal tears that would just be sutured, or partial tears that are repaired with anchors to the bone/or maybe repaired right back to the stump of tendon. I look at this code as a repair.

I use 24342 for complete ruptures off the bone, where holes are drilled and tendon is reinserted through those drill holes. I look at this code as a "reconstruction".

Hope that helps a little.
 
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