CPT Knowledgebase - Aug 6, 2015

A patient undergoes revision of the tibial component of the right knee total arthroplasty, but instead of revising the entire component, the orthopedic surgeon only needs to replace the polyethylene liner. The removal of the liner was more complex than simply popping it out and replacing it with a new one. (The physician found that the liner was lodged under the lip of the metal component.) Should this work be reported with code 27486 with modifier 52 appended?

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