AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4; VOLUME 3 NEW/REVISED CODES

Cement Spacer Insertion/Removal

Effective October 1, 2005, new codes have been created to identify the insertion (84.56) and removal (84.57) of a cement spacer. Prior to this change, the insertion of a cement spacer was indexed to an arthrotomy code. The removal of a cement spacer was previously included in the code for the revision and no additional code for removal of the cement spacer was assigned. However, a surgeon may elect to take out an existing joint prosthetic device and replace it with a new one. This would be coded as a total revision and there would be no...

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