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MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES
 HAND AND WRIST
                                                                                         Asst   Surg     Anae
    ARTHROSCOPY
# R682 Wrist arthroscopy setup, includes when rendered
         debridement, synovectomy, synovial biopsy, removal of
         loose body(ies) and/or screw, drilling of defect or
         microfracture, and/or wrist ganglion debridement. .............                  6     400.00    7
         Note:
         1.A wrist procedure listed in the Hand and Wrist section of the Schedule performed
           arthroscopically is eligible for payment in addition to R682 if that procedure is not described
           as a component of R682 or described by an E-add-on code to R682.
         2.Arthroscopic E-add-on codes listed below are not eligible for payment in addition to R682
           when the service described by the E-code is a generally accepted component of a procedure
           described in Note #1.
# E479 Arthroscopy of midcarpal and/or distal radio-ulnar joint,
          through separate portals, to R682................................ add                 192.00
# E478 Pinning of osteochondral fragment, to R682 .................... add          251.55
      Note:
      F-prefix fracture procedures are not eligible for payment with E478 for the same fracture.
# E480 Triangular fibrocartilage complex repair, to R682 ............. add                      350.65
# E482 Soft tissue capsular release, for contractures, without bone
         procedure, to R682....................................................... add          251.55
# E483 Synovectomy for inflammatory arthritis requiring a minimum of
          90 minutes to resect, to R682 ...................................... add              326.55
      Payment rules:
      1.Synovectomy less then 90 minutes in duration is included in R682.
         2.Only one of E482 or E483 is eligible for payment same patient same day.

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