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MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES
ELBOW AND FOREARM
                                                                                                       Asst         Surg          Anae
    AMPUTATION
# R613 Through radius and ulna.........................................................                   6         351.05          7
# R614 Elbow disarticulation ...............................................................              6         289.50          6
    ARTHRODESIS
# R466 Elbow ......................................................................................       6         833.45          6
    ARTHROPLASTY
# E564 revision of elbow arthroplasty ................................... add 35%
# R281 Ulna replacement (lower end).................................................                      6         296.90           6
# R288 Implant radial head .................................................................              6         452.00           6
# R499 Removal of total replacement .................................................                     6         402.75           7
# R438 Humeral Prosthesis ................................................................                6         676.90          10
# R486 Complete arthroplasty replacement........................................                          6        1205.95           8
# R510 Interposition arthroplasty ........................................................                6         435.20           7
    ARTHROSCOPY
# R683 Elbow arthroscopy setup, includes when rendered
          debridement, synovectomy, synovial biopsy, removal of
          loose body(ies) and/or screw, drilling of defect or
          microfracture, and/or arthroscopic epicondylar release .....                                    6         400.00          7
         Note:
         1.An elbow procedure listed in the Elbow section of the Schedule performed arthroscopically is
           eligible for payment in addition to R683 if that procedure is not described as a component of
           R683 or described by an E-add-on code to R683.
         2.Arthroscopic E-add-on codes listed below are not eligible for payment in addition to R683
           when the service described by the E-code is a generally accepted component of a procedure
           described in Note #1.
# E478 Pinning of osteochondral fragment, to R683 .................... 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 R683
          ..................................................................................... add                 500.00
# E482 Soft tissue capsular release for contractures without bone
         procedure, to R683....................................................... add                              251.55
# E483 Synovectomy for inflammatory arthritis requiring a minimum of
          90 minutes to resect, to R683 ...................................... add 326.55
      Payment rules:
      1.Only one of E481, E482 or E483 is eligible for payment same patient same day.
         2.Synovectomy less then 90 minutes in duration is included in R683.
         3.Osteochondroplasty less than 2 hours in duration is included in R683.

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