- Remplissage Procedure | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
The remplissage is considered inclusive to the Bankhart, according to the AAOS; however, American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinic for HCPCS (third quarter, 2016) advises reporting both the capsulorrhaphy (29806) and an unlisted arthroscopy code (29999) for the remplissage procedure This will come down to payer policy
- Wiki - Remplissage | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
I'm stuck on this surgery the doctor want 29806, 29827(remplissage) and 29823 There is no rotator cuff tear And everything I've read says either 29806-22 or 29806 and 29999(remplissage, comparable code 29827) Does anyone any suggestions or advice? 2 DIAGNOSTIC ARTHROSCOPY, DEBRIDEMENT AND
- Arthro Posterior Remplissage = 29999 : Reader Questions - AAPC
CPT does not have a code for arthroscopic posterior remplissage, so report 29999 (Unlisted procedure, arthroscopy) For reimbursement purposes, compare the procedure to 23465 (Capsulorrhaphy, glenohumeral joint, posterior, with or without bone block), which has a national average Medicare reimbursement of $1,057 64 (or 29 31 total RVU, based on
- Stay Current when Reporting Shoulder Procedures - AAPC
Coding for shoulder procedures has changed significantly since 2004 If you haven’t stayed current, chances are you are under- or over-coding
- Learn if 29806 or 29827 Are Needed for a Remplissage Procedure . . . - AAPC
Answer: You are correct to use 29806 (Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; capsulorrhaphy) appended with modifier 22 (Increased procedural services) for the remplissage procedure Code 29827 (Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with rotator cuff repair) is designated for a rotator cuff repair, which isn’t present in the op note you’ve presented
- remplissage procedure | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
"The “remplissage” technique described by Wolf as an arthroscopic method of filling the Hill-Sachs defect via infraspinatus tenodesis and posterior capsulodesis
- Wiki - Arthroscopic remplissage arthroscopic bankart procedure . . . - AAPC
I sent a claim to Medicare for a surgery where patient had an arthroscopic bankart repair (29806) for anterior instability and an arthroscopic remplissage procedure (29999) for a Hill Sach's defect I sent a letter with the claim explaining why we used code 29999 and compared the remplissage
- Wiki - Coding out a 29806 with a 29999 - AAPC
ANSWER Report CPT code 29806, Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; capsulorrhaphy, for the arthroscopic capsulolabral repair, and CPT code 29999, Unlisted procedure, arthroscopy, for the arthroscopic Remplissage procedure performed to stabilize the shoulder with an incidental rotator cuff repair
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