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Jun 3rd, 2015 - cervin
torn anteiror cruciate ligament
This patient had a torn anterior cruciate ligament and bucket-handle medial meniscal tear.
The procedure was: Left knee bucket-handle medial meniscal repair with ACL autogenous reconstruction with hamstring 4 bundle tendon.
I got:
844.2 sprain cruciate ligament knee
836.0 tear of medial cartilage/meniscus of knee
81.47 repair of nee
29882 Arthoscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscus repair
Are these the right codes?