DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2024 Issue 3 (March)

Q&A: How to code when a surgeon implants revision components for a native knee replacement

Question: Some of our surgeons have been performing native total knee replacements and implanting revision components. I am struggling with how to code this and am wondering if we should append modifier 22 to the total joint code or report the procedures with an unlisted code?

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