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AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 6 (June)
Musculoskeletal, 23332, 23472 (Q&A) (June 1996)
June 1996 page 10d
Coding Consultation
Musculoskeletal, 23332, 23472 (Q&A)
Question
How is the removal of a "total shoulder" implant with replacement with a new implant coded?
AMA Comment
Report 23332 for removal of the implant and 23472 for the arthroplasty and insertion of a new total shoulder implant. Use the -51 modifier with code 23332 because it is the lesser of the two procedures.
Musculoskeletal, 23332, 23472 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1996; June 1996 page 10d
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