Please if someone can clarify for me, it has been approved for the code 29823 to be used with the codes 29827, 29824, and 29828 as of 7/1/16. Is this if the extensive debridement was on something other than the rotator cuff, bicep tendon or the distal clavicle if working or repairing in the same session? For example my doctor wrote "Extensive debridement of the undersurface of the cuff tear was performed. The biceps was then released proximal to the sutures and the stump and labral tear was debrided back extensively". Can someone please clarify for me?:confused:
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