wmcodylee
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Is any one familiar with a musculature slide procedure? My physician performed this along with many others and is now being denied.
This is what she outlined in the op report as being the musculature slide:
Tenotomy scissors were used to dissect down to the extensor musculature. the interval between the ECRL and EDC tendon were sharply incised, and the ECRB was exposed. There was a Nirschl lesion in the proximal attachment of the ECRB which was excised and sent for permanent pathological specimen and measured approximately 1x1 cm. The wound was then irrigated.
The coder before me coded this as a lengthening procedure with code 24305-RT. How ever that is being denied due to not supporting the procedure performed. Any insight on how to code this would be greatly appreciated.
This is what she outlined in the op report as being the musculature slide:
Tenotomy scissors were used to dissect down to the extensor musculature. the interval between the ECRL and EDC tendon were sharply incised, and the ECRB was exposed. There was a Nirschl lesion in the proximal attachment of the ECRB which was excised and sent for permanent pathological specimen and measured approximately 1x1 cm. The wound was then irrigated.
The coder before me coded this as a lengthening procedure with code 24305-RT. How ever that is being denied due to not supporting the procedure performed. Any insight on how to code this would be greatly appreciated.