Wiki Pls vrfy 29826 or 29823

[coders_rock!]

Subacromial bursoscopy with minimal decompression and no acromioplasty - 29826 [52] or can this be considered a debridement.

please help

 

[nyyankees]

Subacromial bursoscopy with minimal decompression and no acromioplasty - 29826 [52] or can this be considered a debridement.

please help

debridement - 29822

 

[coders_rock!]

Thank you for responding, but can you justify your response?

 

[OCD_coder]

Per the AAOS and Zupko, a bursectomy without an acromioplasty is to be considered a debridement.

 

[nyyankees]

Thank you for responding, but can you justify your response?

There's no bone work that would capture 29826 rather just a debridement of the area which would be a limited debridement (29822).