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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
47968 - Additional Information
Open tenotomy of one or more tendons of shoulder, with or without tenoplasty, to restore shoulder function, other than a service to which another item in this Group applies—applicable once per joint per occasion on which this service is performed
(Anaes.)
Fee: $238.30 Benefit: 75% = $178.75 85% = $202.60
(See para TN.8.290 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Associated Notes
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.290
Open tenotomy in the shoulder and elbow region (items 47968, 47970, 47973)
Where an open tenotomy is part of a more comprehensive procedure, items 47968-47973 should not be claimed in addition to the item for said procedure.
These items should also not be claimed on the same occasion as item 47960, for subcutaneous tenotomy, unless they are performed at separate sites.
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