CPT Coding Changes for 2021
Effective January 1, 2021 shoulder debridement codes 29822 and 29833 will be revised. Currently codes 29822 and 29823 only describe shoulder arthroscopy with limited and extensive debridement. Starting in January these codes will be revised to specify the number of “discrete” structures debrided and include anatomical examples.*
- 29822: Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; debridement, limited, 1 or 2 discrete structures (e.g., humeral bone, humeral articular cartilage, glenoid bone, glenoid articular cartilage, biceps tendon, biceps anchor complex, labrum, articular capsule, articular side of the rotator cuff, bursal side of the rotator cuff, subacromial bursa, foreign body[ies])
- 29823: Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; debridement, extensive, 3 or more discrete structures (e.g., humeral bone, humeral articular cartilage, glenoid bone, glenoid articular cartilage, biceps tendon, biceps anchor complex, labrum, articular capsule, articular side of the rotator cuff, bursal side of the rotator cuff, subacromial bursa, foreign body[ies])
This is just one of the 329 CPT Coding Changes for 2021.