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Use these codes in seeking payment.

The following two tables list the appropriate 2003 CPT codes for Axya's shoulder repair procedures. Use of these codes is required in seeking payment from public or private payers, so please refer to them in your billing procedures.

Arthroscopic Shoulder Repair Procedures:
29805 Arthroscopy/dx with or without synovial biopsy
29806 Arthroscopy/surgery with capsulorraphy
29807 Arthroscopy/surgery with repair of SLAP
29819 Arthroscopy/surgery with removal of loose or foreign body
29820 Arthroscopy/surgery with synovectomy, partial
29821 Arthroscopy/surgery with synovectomy, complete
29822 Arthroscopy/surgery with debridement, limited
29823 Arthroscopy/surgery with debridement, extensive
29824 Arthroscopy/surgery with Mumford procedure
29825 Arthroscopy/surgery with lysis or resection of adhesions
29826 Arthroscopy/surgery with decompression of subacromial space with partial acromioplasty
29827 Arthroscopy/surgery with rotator cuff repair



23410 Shoulder/surgery open; repair of ruptured rotator cuff tendon; acute
23412 Shoulder/surgery open; repair of ruptured rotator cuff tendon; chronic
23415 Shoulder/surgery open; coracoacromial ligament release, with or without acromioplasty
23420 Shoulder/surgery open; reconstruction of complete rotator cuff avulsion, chronic, incl. acromioplasty
23430 Shoulder/surgery open; tenodesis of long tendon of biceps
23440 Shoulder/surgery open; resection of transplantation of long tendon of biceps
23450 Shoulder/surgery open; capsulorraphy, anterior; Putti-Platt or Magnuson
23455 Shoulder/surgery open; capsulorraphy with labral repair
23460 Shoulder/surgery open; capsulorraphy, anterior, any type; with bone block
23462 Shoulder/surgery open; capsulorraphy, anterior with coracoid process transfer
23465 Shoulder/surgery open; capsulorraphy, glenohumeral joint, posterior, with or without bone block
23466 Shoulder/surgery open; capsulorraphy, glenohumeral joint, any type multidirectional instability

Axya Medical Inc. does not guarantee that Medicare or any public or private payer will cover any products or services at any particular level and specifically excludes any representation or warranty relating to reimbursement. Laws, regulations and payer policies concerning reimbursement are complex and change frequently, and service providers are responsible for all decisions relating to coding and reimbursement submissions. Consult with your payers, reimbursement specialist and/or legal counsel regarding coding, coverage and payment matters.