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SuperCoder on "Lisfranc Injury"

Lisfranc injury is the displacement of one or more metatarsals from the tarsus, often accompanied by a fracture of the base on one of the metatarsals,

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SuperCoder on "Dropfoot"

For the transfer of FDL to posterior tibial tendon, you report code 27691(Transfer or transplant of single tendon [with muscle redirection or reroutin

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SuperCoder on "I&D Olecranon"

24105. The patient is prepped and draped in a sterile fashion, and anesthesia is administered. The physician makes an incision over the patient's elbo

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User id : 33396 on "Ankle Instability"

An anterolateral portal was established scoring the skin at the level of the ankle joint and then bluntly dissecting into the joint to avoid the branc

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User id : 33396 on "Exostectomy"

A 3 cm sinus tarsi incision was made starting along the posterior edge of the distal fibula dissecting down through subcutaneous tissues. I elevated

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User id : 33396 on "Heel Procedure"

How would I code the following: DX: 1.Painful heel hardware, painful suture material/questionable exostosis, lateral calcaneus, right. 2.Morton’s ne

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User id : 33396 on "Shoulder Procedure"

DIAGNOSIS: 1.Left shoulder impingement, questionable rotator cuff tear. 2.AC arthrosis, left. 3.Left hand carpal tunnel syndrome. PROCEDURE: 1.Left

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SuperCoder on "Heel Procedure"

The vignette as described leads to the following coding scenario: The code set reportable for removal of heel hardware (most likel a deep implant like

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SuperCoder on "Shoulder Procedure"

For shoulder arthroscopic procedures, 29824-LT, 29823-59,LT, 29826-LT. For open carpal tunnel release, 64721-LT

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SuperCoder on "Ankle Instability"

As per the description given, the following code set should apply: 27698-LT/RT, 29895-59,LT/RT. I had reached this conclusion because the loose body r

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SuperCoder on "Exostectomy"

The appropriate code set for this scenario would be 27641-LT/RT, 28120-LT/RT. I had reached this conclusion because the exostectomy for fibula would b

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User id : 10130 on "Open medial retinacular repair"

Is there a CPT code for this or is it unlisted?

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SuperCoder on "Open medial retinacular repair"

For a stand-alone open medial retinacular repair, only unlisted code of series 27599 can be reported.

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User id : 33396 on "Ankle Instability"

How would I code: 1. Ankle diagnostic arthroscopy. 2. Modified Brostrom's ligament repair. Thanks.

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User id : 33396 on "Flexor tendon laceration"

How would I code: 1. Excision of index ulnar slip of the superficialis tendon (tenectomy). 2. Primary repair Zone 2 index FDP. Thanks!

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User id : 33396 on "Knee Procedure"

How would I code: 1. Arthroscopy with chondroplasty of the patella. 2. Arthroscopic partial synovectomy including hypertrophic medial plica excision.

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User id : 33396 on "Ganglion excision"

How would I code excision of left proximal tibial periosteal ganglion?

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User id : 33396 on "Infected right knee stump"

How would I code: 1. Irrigation and debridement down to bone. 2. Removal of suture material. 3. Placement of antibiotic beads. These were done for an

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User id : 33396 on "Cavovarus Foot"

How would I code the following: 1.Exploration of peroneal tendons and tenodesis of longus to brevis. 2.Valgus-producing closing wedge calcaneal osteot

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User id : 33396 on "Retained mass"

How would I code removal of foreign body and cyst, left fourth webspace for retained mass, left ring finger consisting of a BB and an inclusion type c

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