Mar 19, 2019 · I agree with your codes and would not code the subscapularis tendon repair separately as the subscapularis tendon is part of the rotator cuff. The repair is considered an …

Sep 11, 2008 · The doc also performed a 23412 (open rotator cuff repair) along with the arthroscopic repair of the subscapularis. This repair was done, the arthroscopic procedure was …

Nov 8, 2011 · Subscapularis was torn and retracted from the lesser tuberosity with small remnant of intact subscapularis tendon seen to be attached which allowed grasping of the tendon …

Jul 17, 2009 · I'm not sure how to code this arthroscopic sx: The subscapularis was repaired with 2 Revo suture anchors, one placed medially and one laterally in the lesser tuberosity. The …

Jul 1, 2017 · Only one rotator cuff repair code is allowed, per shoulder. Whether one or all four components that make up the rotator cuff (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and …

Oct 16, 2024 · I saw prosthesis and well repaired subscapularis. No frank pus was encountered but fibrinous tissue surrounding the prosthesis. As some shoulder infection can be indolent, …

Aug 17, 2008 · You should include the repair in RCR code 29827 (Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with rotator cuff repair). Helpful: The AMA's March 2008 CPT Assistant states that …

Sep 22, 2017 · One of our Ortho docs performed an arthroscopic bicep tenodesis, subacromial decompression, rotator cuff repair (supraspinatus) AND an open repair of the subscapularis.

CPT ® 23412, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Shoulder The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 23412 as maintained by American Medical …

Jul 1, 2002 · Answer: It sounds as though your practice repaired only one of the four components (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis) a ruptured supraspinatus muscle of …