tci Part B Insider - 2021 Issue Q2

Part B Coding Coach: Tackle Shoulder Arthroscopy Coding With New Debridement Descriptors

Hint: CPT® 2021 revisions offer clarity. There are times when CPT® releases a new code, and coders need to figure out how to factor it into their wheelhouse. Other times, CPT® significantly revises a code — and the effect is similar to getting an entirely new code. Such is the case in 2021, as CPT® revised a pair of shoulder debridement codes to the point that the old descriptors are unrecognizable. “These are rather significant revisions to commonly used CPT® codes,” says Heidi Stout, BA, CPC, COSC, PCS, CCS-P, with Coder on Call, Inc., in Milltown, New...

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