User id : 15080 on "Looking for CPT code for open release of IT Band of Hip"
I am looking for a CPT code open decompression of the trochanteric area, release of the iliotibial band, debridement of the bursal tissue, exploration
View ArticleUser id : 15080 on "Denial of payment on 29881 with 29877"
R knee meniscectomy 29881 and L knee debridement 29877. United refuses to pay stating the 2 codes are bundled. Tried submitting: 29881-RT 29877, 59
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According to the CCI edits, codes 29881 (Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy [medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving]) and 29877
View ArticleUser id : 15080 on "Denial of payment on 29881 with 29877"
I guess I should has add that on the L knee there was a removal of a loose body greater than 5mm. so we actually submitted 29881-RT 29877,59-LT GO289
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Looking for CPT code for open release of IT Band of Hip"
You should use the code 27035, Fasciotomy, iliotibial (tenotomy), open. Thanks !!
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Looking for CPT code for open release of IT Band of Hip"
Sorry, it 27305, Fasciotomy, iliotibial (tenotomy), open. Also, use 27062, Excision; trochanteric bursa or calcification for open decompression of the
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You cannot bill 29877 and G0289 together in any circumstance. G0289 is generally a Medicare code although a few other payers may pay for it. You sho
View ArticleUser id : 33396 on "Finger Procedure"
A digital tourniquet was utilized. A longitudinal incision was made, incorporating a small sinus type formation. What it did appear to be was a smal
View ArticleUser id : 15080 on "Denial of payment on 29881 with 29877"
Thank you so much for your advice. I would like to clarify before resubmitting the claim. So you would suggest: 29881-RT 29877,59-LT removing the th
View ArticleUser id : 15080 on "Looking for CPT code for open release of IT Band of Hip"
Could I please have a further explanation of cpt code 27305? I don't understand why to use this code in this instance. In the op note a small direct
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Denial of payment on 29881 with 29877"
You're welcome. Unfortunately 29874 is also bundled with both the 29877 and the 29881 as well. You will need to remove the G code because this is a M
View ArticleUser id : 25600 on "Nonunion subtrochanteric fracture"
Can you help with how to code the following? 1. Removal of previous right femoral nail 2. Removal of the right femur broken screw 3. Revision intramed
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27472 Repair, nonunion or malunion, femur, distal to head and neck; with iliac or other autogenous bone graft (includes obtaining graft)and includes r
View ArticleUser id : 15080 on "Arthroscopic Subchondroplasty"
what cpt code should I use for a comparable rvu for arthroscopic chondroplasty?
View ArticleUser id : 77689 on "Clamp vs Rod"
Hello, I am fighting with an insurance company regarding a code. "..disk space was kept distracted an an interspinous process clamp for stabilizatio
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I have a very basic question. I am somewhat new to ortho coding and have made changes to the doctors codes based on the op report, but I am having a p
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If the casting is part of a procedure it is considered global and cannot be billed. 29105 is used for the application of long arm splint (shoulder t
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Greetings for the day! Thanks for your question. There is no specific CPT code for the placement of a posterior interspinous fixation clamp or plate.
View ArticleUser id : 74622 on "Cervical Discectomy radiology codes"
Wondering what code to use for the x-ray portion of the following procedure C5-, C6-7 anterior cervical discectomies partial corpectomy C6 Insertion a
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