CPT Knowledgebase - Apr 24, 2017

The patient has a supraspinatus tear and subluxed biceps tendon. An arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is performed by roughening up the greater tuberosity to promote tendon healing, suture anchors are placed, and the rotator cuff is secured to bone. The biceps tendon was released arthroscopically and using two limbs of the same suture anchors the biceps tendon is incorporated into the rotator cuff repair. Would it be appropriate to report both code 29827 for rotator cuff repair and code 28928 for arthroscopic biceps tenodesis?

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