Note: CPT codes are listed in bold; 2008 Medicare reimbursement rate in parentheses; procedure description is provided, with comments from Ms. Ellis in quotes.
- 20150 ($1,779.62) — Excision of epiphyseal bar, with or without autogenous soft tissue graft obtained through same fascial incision.
- 20552 ($22.14) — Trigger point injection of one to two muscles. “We recommend performing this as an add-on procedure only and not as the only procedure because of its low reimbursement.”
- 20553 ($24.87) Trigger point injection of three or more muscles. “We recommend performing this as an add-on procedure only and not as the only procedure because of its low reimbursement.”
- 20555 ($1,208.50) — Placement of needles or catheters into muscle and/or soft tissue for subsequent interstitial radioelement application (at the time of or subsequent to the procedure). “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
- 20610 ($34.41) — Joint injection of shoulder, hip or knee. “We recommend performing this as an add-on procedure only and not as the only procedure because of its low reimbursement.”
- 24149 ($1,208.50) — Radical resection of capsule, soft tissue, and heterotopic bone, elbow, with contracture release (separate procedure).
- 24152 ($1,179.62) — Radical resection for tumor, radial head or neck.
- 24153 ($3,288.25) — Radical resection for tumor, radial head or neck; with autograft (includes obtaining graft).
- 24300 ($611.32) — Manipulation, elbow, under anesthesia.
- 24343 ($1,208.50) — Repair lateral collateral ligament, elbow, with local tissue.
- 24344 ($3,288.25) — Reconstruction lateral collateral ligament, elbow, with tendon graft (includes harvesting of graft).
- 24346 ($1,779.62) — Reconstruction medial collateral ligament, elbow, with tendon graft (includes harvesting of graft).
- 24357 ($1,208.50) — Tenotomy, elbow, lateral or medial (e.g., epicondylitis, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow); percutaneous. “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
- 24358 ($1,208.50) — Tenotomy, elbow, lateral or medial (e.g., epicondylitis, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow); debridement, soft tissue and/or bone, open. “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
- 24359 ($1,208.50) — Tenotomy, elbow, lateral or medial (e.g., epicondylitis, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow); debridement, soft tissue and/or bone, open with tendon repair or reattachment. “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
- 25109 ($880.55) — Excision of tendon, forearm and/or wrist, flexor or extensor, each.
- 25431 ($1,089.28) — Repair of nonunion of carpal bone (excluding carpal scaphoid (navicular)) (includes obtaining graft and necessary fixation), each bone.
- 25651 ($1,083.02) — Percutaneous skeletal fixation of ulnar styloid fracture.
- 25652 ($1,701.96) — Open treatment of ulnar styloid fracture.
- 27416 ($1,779.62) — Osteochondral autograft(s), knee, open (e.g., mosaicplasty) (includes harvesting of autograft[s]).
- 27440 ($1,486.46) — Arthroplasty, knee, tibial plateau.
- 27446 ($11,371.67) — Partial knee replacement/Arthroplasty of the condyle and plateau; medial OR lateral compartment.
- 27769 ($1,701.96) — Open treatment of posterior malleolus fracture, includes internal fixation, when performed. “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
- 29828 ($1,892.32) — Arthroscopic shoulder biceps tenodesis. “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
- 29866 ($1,892.32) — Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; osteochondral autograft(s) (e.g., mosaicplasty) (includes harvesting of the autograft[s]).
- 29904 ($1,191.53) — Ankle arthroscopy, subtalar joint, with removal of loose body
- or foreign body. “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
- 29905 ($1,191.53) — Ankle arthroscopy, subtalar joint, with synovectomy. “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
- 29906 ($1,191.53) — Ankle arthroscopy, subtalar joint, with debridement. “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
- 29907 ($1,892.32) — Ankle arthroscopy, subtalar joint, with subtalar arthrodesis. “This is a new CPT code for 2008.”
Note: CPT codes are copyright by the American Medical Association.
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