Corrections:

In Orthopedic Coding Alert, Vol. 15, No. 1, the answer to the reader question "Look At What Was Dissected In Shoulder Arthroscopy" should have also indicated that you report 76000 (Fluoroscopy [separate procedure], up to 1 hour physician time, other than 71023 or 71034 [eg, cardiac fluoroscopy]) if your surgeon did the fluoroscopy.

In Orthopedic Coding Alert, Vol. 15, No. 1, the answer to the reader question "Do Not Report Saucerization with Meniscal Repair" should read "Saucerization is a meniscectomy and is performed for a lateral discoid meniscus.  Since the lateral meniscectomy (29881) is performed in conjunction with the repair [...]

- Published on 2012-01-27