Medical Specialty Solutions - Musculoskeletal Surgery (Hip, Knee, and Shoulder) Utilization Review Matrix 2024 Form
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1 – Fidelis Care – Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Utilization Code Matrix 2024 (Revised 2.2.2024)
Fidelis Care Utilization Review Matrix 2024 Musculoskeletal Surgery (Hip, Knee, and Shoulder)
HIP SURGERY PROCEDURES Procedure Name Primary CPT Code Allowable Billed Groupings Additional Covered Procedures/Codes Authorization is provided at the procedure level. There are multiple CPT codes that can be associated with each procedure. These are assumed to be part of the primary request and, when completed in combination, do not require a separate authorization. Revision/Conversion Hip Arthroplasty 27134 27132, 27134, 27137, 27138
Total Hip Arthroplasty/Resurfacing 27130 27130, S2118
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Hip Surgery 29914 29914, 29915, 29916 Loose Body Removal: 29861
Chondroplasty: 29862
Synovectomy: 29863
Hip Surgery – Other 29863 29860, 29861, 29862, 29863
2 – Fidelis Care – Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Utilization Code Matrix 2024 (Revised 2.2.2024
KNEE SURGERY PROCEDURES Procedure Name Primary CPT Code Allowable Billed Groupings Additional Covered Procedures/Codes Authorization is provided at the procedure level. There are multiple CPT codes that can be associated with each procedure. These are assumed to be part of the primary request and, when completed in combination, do not require a separate authorization. Revision Knee Arthroplasty 27487 27486, 27487
Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) 27447 27447
Partial-Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA) 27446 27446, 27438
Knee Manipulation under Anesthesia (MUA) 27570 27570, 29884
3 – Fidelis Care – Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Utilization Code Matrix 2024 (Revised 2.2.2024
KNEE SURGERY PROCEDURES Procedure Name Primary CPT Code Allowable Billed Groupings Additional Covered Procedures/Codes Knee Ligament Reconstruction/Repair 29888 27405, 27407, 27409, 27427, 27428, 27429, 29888, 29889 Meniscectomy: 27332, 27333, 27403, 29868, 29880, 29881, 29882, 29883
Autologous chondrocyte implantation: 27412
Osteochondral Allograft/Autograft: 27415, 27416, 29866, 29867
Anterior tibial tubercleplasty: 27418
Reconstruction of Dislocating Patella: 27420, 27422, 27424
Lateral Release: 27425, 29873
Loose Body Removal: 29874
Synovectomy: 29875, 29876
Chondroplasty: 29877
Microfracture: 29879
OCD Lesion: 29885, 29886, 29887
4 – Fidelis Care – Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Utilization Code Matrix 2024 (Revised 2.2.2024
KNEE SURGERY PROCEDURES Procedure Name Primary CPT Code Allowable Billed Groupings Additional Covered Procedures/Codes Knee Meniscectomy/Meniscal Repair/Meniscal Transplant 29880 27332, 27333, 27403, 29868, 29880, 29881, 29882, 29883 Autologous chondrocyte implantation: 27412
Osteochondral Allograft/Autograft: 27415, 27416, 29866, 29867
Anterior tibial tubercleplasty: 27418
Reconstruction of Dislocating Patella: 27420, 27422, 27424
Lateral Release: 27425, 29873
Loose Body Removal: 29874
Synovectomy: 29875, 29876
Chondroplasty: 29877
Microfracture: 29879
Misc. (see code description): G0289
OCD Lesion: 29885, 29886, 29887 Knee Surgery – Other 29879 27412, 27415, 27416, 27418, 27420, 27422, 27424, 27425, 29866, 29867, 29870, 29873, 29874, 29875, 29876, 29877, 29879, 29885, 29886, 29887, G0289
5 – Fidelis Care – Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Utilization Code Matrix 2024 (Revised 2.2.2024
SHOULDER SURGERY PROCEDURES Procedure Name Primary CPT Code Allowable Billed Groupings Additional Covered Procedures/Codes Authorization is provided at the procedure level. There are multiple CPT codes that can be associated with each procedure. These are assumed to be part of the primary request and, when completed in combination, do not require a separate authorization. Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty 23474 23473, 23474
Total/Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty or Resurfacing 23472 23472
Partial Shoulder Arthroplasty/Hemiarthroplasty 23470 23470
Frozen Shoulder Repair/Adhesive Capsulitis 29825 29825 Manipulation under Anesthesia: 23700 Shoulder Labral Repair
29806 23450, 23455, 23460, 23462, 23465, 23466, 29806, 29807 Claviculectomy: 23120, 23125
Acromioplasty: 23130
Coracoacromial ligament release: 23415
Biceps Tenotomy/Tenodesis: 23405, 23430, 29828
Synovectomy: 29820, 29821
Debridement: 29822, 29823
Distal Clavicle Excision (Mumford procedure): 29824
Subacromial Decompression: +29826
6 – Fidelis Care – Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Utilization Code Matrix 2024 (Revised 2.2.2024
SHOULDER SURGERY PROCEDURES Procedure Name Primary CPT Code Allowable Billed Groupings Additional Covered Procedures/Codes Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair 29827 23410, 23412, 23420, 29827 Claviculectomy: 23120, 23125
Acromioplasty: 23130
Coracoacromial ligament release: 23415
Biceps Tenotomy/Tenodesis: 23405, 23430, 29828
Synovectomy: 29820, 29821
Debridement: 29822, 29823
Distal Clavicle Excision (Mumford procedure): 29824
Subacromial Decompression: +29826 Shoulder Surgery - Other 23415 23120, 23125, 23130, 23405, 23415, 23430, 23700, 29805, 29819, 29820, 29821, 29822, 29823, 29824, 29825, +29826, 29828
Musculoskeletal surgery services rendered through the Emergency Department are not managed by NIA*
NIA does not prior authorize or manage the facility precertification for musculoskeletal surgery services
NOTE: If any joint surgery is to be performed bilaterally on the same date of service, separate authorizations are required
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