Making Sense of Hip Preservation Procedural Coding—Getting Paid for Your Work!

Abstract

Hip preservation and peri-trochanteric procedures are becoming more commonplace for the arthroplasty surgeon. Understanding the reimbursement for these procedures remains a challenge for those looking to expand this portion of their practice. In order to financially maximize the surgeon’s efforts, we present recommendations for hip preservation procedural coding.

Keywords

• Procedural coding
• Hip preservation
• CPT
• Hip arthroscopy
• Greater trochanteric pain syndrome