Wiki Shoulder augmentation rotator cuff repair

[tobieforte]

Hi all,

My doctor said he performed right shoulder augmentation rotator cuff repair with rotation medical allograft patch. This is a new one to me. I read somewhere that a 29827 would include the graft, but I'm not convinced. Or should I bill for a 29999 unlisted arthroscopic procedure and compare it to 29888 or 29889 even though these are augmentation to ligaments. Please help!

 

[jason.lang]

After deep research into this, I've discovered that IF arthroscopic the best case scenario and advice is to bill 29999 (Regeneten Path procedure, compare to 23412). 23412 is for OPEN procedure but the lay term describes the procedure to a "T". 17999 wouldn't be appropriate because it's not from the Orthopedic code set.