Supercoder - Ask an Expert? Forum: Orthopedic Coding

I need to code the following: DIAGNOSIS: 1.Right talonavicular joint arthritis. 2.Bony prominence off the first metatarsal cuneiform joint. PROCEDURE:

How would I code the following: DIAGNOSIS: Left thumb stenosing tenosynovitis and ulnar sesamoiditis. PROCEDURE: 1.Left thumb A1 release. 2.Left t

DIAGNOSIS: 1. Left thumb stenosing tenosynovitis - ICD-9 727.05 2. Ulnar sesamoiditis - ICD-9 code 733.99 PROCEDURE: 1.Left thumb A1 release - CPT cod

1.Talonavicular joint arthrodesis, right - CPT code 28740. 2.Proximal tibia bone graft harvest, right - CPT code 20900. 3.Excision of bony prominence/

Dr did surgery on patients hip & was transferred to recovery room. Shortly after arriving in the recovery room there were complications and criti

Pre-operative and post-operative critical care may be paid in addition to a global fee if: • The patient is critically ill and requires the constant

Patient had a staged ACL revision and for the first stage the surgeon performed an open allograft dowel bone grafting of femoral and tibial tunnels.

My Doctor performed both procedures through the same incision at an outpatient facility on a Medicare patient. Would you bill these two services toget

CPT Code 64719 is a column 2 code for 64721 and can be billed with -59 modifier with CPT 64721 if your document support separate procedure in terms of

The information provided seems inadequate. Request you to provide more information like procedures performed, indication and the diagnosis for which t

The physician removed plates and screws from the distal radius. He also performed an exploration of the FPL tendon. He did not perform any additiona

Sure. The indication is a 33 year old male who is about 6 years out from an ACL reconstruction. He unfortunately has disrupted his reconstructed gra

Exploration of the surgical field is a standard surgical practice. Physicians should not report a HCPCS/CPT code describing exploration of a surgical

Please bill codes 29881 and 29867. Code 29874 (Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; for removal of loose body or foreign body) is a column 2 code for 29881 (

How would I code the following: DIAGNOSIS: Right elbow arthrosis with degenerative spurring and contracture. PROCEDURE: 1.Arthroscopy, right elbow,

Coding details can be provided only after going through the operative report. You have mentioned the procedures that have been performed but the opera

Hello, I need help with this situation. I have two of our Dr's in the same practice under the same npi. Patient is having two surgeries on the same da

Left femoral and tibial Fassier-Duval exchange with left tibial osteotomy. Pt is having a revision for the dx of osteogenesis imperfecta. They are doi

27137, 11044, 11047x29 units, 15740 -- these codes can be billed together. There is no CCI bundling. When two surgeons work together as primary surgeo

Well, CPT codes are 27454 and 27455 (if epiphyseal closure has not yet taken place otherwise code CPT 27457). Hope it helps!

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