CPT Knowledgebase - Apr 28, 2009

If a surgeon is reconstructing both the anterior cruciate ligament and the posterior cruciate ligament in the same knee, is it correct to report code 27428 x 2, or does the code take into account multiple ligamentous reconstructions? If the medial cruciate ligament also was reconstructed, would it be appropriate to report CPT code 27429 x 3 to represent each ligament reconstructed?

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