orthopedics

n removal of hardware from the ankle and an arthroscopy on the same
ankle during the same operative session both be coded?

re: orthopedics

It depends on why the hardware is being removed. If the arthroscopic portion of the surgery cannot be completed unless the hardware is removed, then it should not be billed separately. What kind of surgery is being performed arthroscopically?
Is it related to the reason the hardware is present?