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CPT 2012 Offers Up Some Unpleasant Surprises for Orthopaedic Surgeons

Jan 03, 2012

By Heidi Stout, CPC, COSC, CCS-P
Director, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Coding
The Coding Network, LLC

The New Year is upon us, and it’s time for orthopaedic practices need to carefully review the additions, deletions, and revisions to the CPT manual.   Be sure to alert your surgeons to the new combination codes for spinal arthrodesis and editorial changes that impact reporting of commonly performed arthroscopic knee procedures, but be forewarned- they won’t be happy as these changes reduce reimbursements for these procedures.

This article includes the floowing sections:

  • Integumentary System Changes
  • Two New Codes for Hand Surgeons
  • Spine Surgeons Suffer a Loss
  • Clarification Provided on Percutaneous vs. Open Spinal Procedures
  • Disappointing Arthroscopy Code Changes for Shoulder and Knee Surgery

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