AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2004 Issue 4; VOLUME 3 NEW/REVISED PROCEDURE CODES

Limb Lengthening Devices

Effective October 1, 2004, new codes have been created to identify internal limb lengthening devices. The new codes distinguish between internal limb lengthening device with kinetic distraction (84.53) and other internal limb-lengthening device (84.54). The internal limb lengthening device was developed to avoid some of the problems associated with the use of external lengthening devices (i.e., infection, pain, malalignment and psychological stresses). The internal device is a “closed” lengthening system which is composed of: (a) proximal and distal telescoping sections; (b) a distraction mechanism; and (c) a length indication feedback mechanism...

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