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MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES
 FOOT AND ANKLE
                                                                                                     Asst   Surg     Anae
      Metatarsophalyngeal interposition
# R456 - single ..................................................................................    6     144.80    6
# E538    - each additional........................................................... add                   38.00
# R453 Metatarsophalyngeal (Swansons, etc.)...................................                        6     376.60    7
# R454 - multiple ...............................................................................     6     387.00    7
# R500 Removal - prosthesis without replacement.............................                          6     144.80    6
    ARTHROSCOPY
# R688 Ankle arthroscopy setup, includes when rendered
         debridement, synovectomy, removal of loose body(ies) and/
         or screw, drilling of defect or microfracture and/or synovial
         biopsy .................................................................................     6     400.00    7
         Note:
         1.An ankle procedure listed in the Foot and Ankle section of the Schedule performed
           arthroscopically is eligible for payment in addition to R688 if that procedure is not described
           as a component of R688 or described by an E-add-on code to R688.
         2.Arthroscopic E-add-on codes listed below are not eligible for payment in addition to R688
           when the service described by the E-code is a generally accepted component of a procedure
           described in Note #1.
# E477 Arthroscopy of subtalar and/or intratarsal joint(s), through
          separate portals, to R688 ............................................. add                       192.00
# E478 Pinning of osteochondral fragment, to R688 .................... add          251.55
      Note:
      F-prefix fracture procedures are not eligible for payment with E478 for the same fracture.
# E481 Osteochondroplasty (extensive bone and arthrofibrotic tissue
         removal requiring a minimum of 2 hours to resect),
          to R688........................................................................ add               500.00
# E483 Synovectomy for inflammatory arthritis requiring a minimum of
         90 minutes to resect, to R688 ...................................... add                           326.55
# R689 Excision of Os Trigonum (sole procedure).............................. 6 230.00                                7
     Payment rules:
     1.Only one of E481 or E483 is eligible for payment same patient same day.
         2.R688 is not eligible for payment in addition to R689.

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