Hip Replacement Procedure Code
The femur is first hollowed out and the femoral head removed.
Hip replacement procedure code. Physician cpt code description arthroplasty 27120 acetabuloplasty. The exact steps of the surgical procedure will depend on the patient s needs and the orthopedic surgeon s training and approach but generally the steps are as follows. Total hip replacement step by step. Hip arthroplasty cpt codes work rvu global days.
In a total hip replacement 27130 arthroplasty acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement total hip arthroplasty with or without autograft or allograft the damaged bone and cartilage are removed and replaced with prosthetic components which come in many different materials and designs. After surgery you ll be moved to a recovery area for a few hours while your anesthesia wears off. During surgery your doctor makes an incision in the front of your hip to reach the hip joint. Techniques for hip replacement are constantly evolving.
Code 81 53 is assigned only if a revision of hip replacement is performed but is not specified as to component s replaced. And 81 53 revision of hip replacement not otherwise specified. Cpt codes with modifier is at least one on appendix a table 14 01b 14 02b 14 03b 14 04b a patient age outpatient encounter date minus birthdate greater than or equal to 18 years cpt codes with modifier is none on appendix a table 14 05b 14 06b 14 07b and an icd 10 cm principal or other diagnosis code is none on table 14 08 14 09. 27132 conversion of previous hip surgery to total hip arthroplasty with or without autograft or allograft.
Surgeons continue to develop less invasive surgical techniques which might reduce recovery time and pain. Hip replacement surgery is a procedure in which a doctor surgically removes a painful hip joint with arthritis and replaces it with an artificial joint often made from metal and plastic components. 27130 arthroplasty acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement total hip arthroplasty with or without autograft or allograft. Anterior hip replacement is a common type of total hip replacement.
Eg whitman colonna haygroves or cup type 27125 hemiarthroplasty hip partial eg femoral stem prosthesis bipolar arthroplasty 27130 arthroplasty acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement total hip arthroplasty with or without.