AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 2 (February)
Musculoskeletal/Surgery, 29877, 29881 (Q&A) (February 1996)
February 1996 page 9-end Coding Consultation Musculoskeletal/Surgery, 29877, 29881 (Q&A) Question How do I code for an arthroscopy of the knee with a lateral meniscectomy and shaving the articular cartilage? Is shaving the articular cartilage considered part of 29881? Can more than one arthroscopy code be reported if two procedures are performed through the same scope? AMA Comment In this case, report CPT codes 29881 and 29877. These are considered two separately identifiable surgical procedures performed on separate anatomic structures within the knee, albeit both being cartilaginous. CPT code 29877 identifies the debridement or shaving of the thin...
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