Table A.1.
Procedure codes included in analysis.
| CPT code | Procedure | Frequency | Description |
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| 29881 | Arthroscopy | 18,775 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) |
| 29826 | Arthroscopy | 9380 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; decompression of subacromial space with partial acromioplasty, with or without coracoacromial release |
| 29880 | Arthroscopy | 8060 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial AND lateral, including any meniscal shaving) |
| 29877 | Arthroscopy | 4010 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) |
| 29822 | Arthroscopy | 2493 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; debridement, limited |
| 29875 | Arthroscopy | 2486 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; synovectomy, limited (eg, plica or shelf resection) (separate procedure) |
| 29876 | Arthroscopy | 2385 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; synovectomy, major, two or more compartments (eg, medial or lateral) |
| 29823 | Arthroscopy | 2299 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; debridement, extensive |
| 29879 | Arthroscopy | 1582 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; abrasion arthroplasty (includes chondroplasty where necessary) or multiple drilling or microfracture |
| 29824 | Arthroscopy | 1268 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; distal claviculectomy including distal articularsurface (Mumford procedure) |
| 29807 | Arthroscopy | 1221 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; repair of SLAP lesion |
| 29882 | Arthroscopy | 1137 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscus repair (medial OR lateral) |
| 29862 | Arthroscopy | 877 | Arthroscopy, hip, surgical; with debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), abrasion arthroplasty, and/or resection of labrum |
| 29806 | Arthroscopy | 728 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; capsulorrhaphy |
| 29846 | Arthroscopy | 710 | Arthroscopy, wrist, surgical; excision and/or repair of triangular fibrocartilage and/or joint debridement |
| 29873 | Arthroscopy | 590 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with lateral release |
| 29874 | Arthroscopy | 483 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; for removal of loose body or foreign body |
| 29825 | Arthroscopy | 352 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with lysis and resection of adhesions, with or without manipulation |
| 29870 | Arthroscopy | 271 | Arthroscopy, knee, diagnostic, with or without synovial biopsy (separate procedure) |
| 29884 | Arthroscopy | 203 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with lysis of adhesions, with or without manipulation (separate procedure) |
| 29820 | Arthroscopy | 175 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; synovectomy, partial |
| 29838 | Arthroscopy | 134 | Arthroscopy, elbow, surgical; debridement, extensive |
| 29883 | Arthroscopy | 131 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscus repair (medial AND lateral) |
| 29819 | Arthroscopy | 126 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with removal of loose body or foreign body |
| 29834 | Arthroscopy | 109 | Arthroscopy, elbow, surgical; with removal of loose body or foreign body |
| 29821 | Arthroscopy | 100 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; synovectomy, complete |
| 29837 | Arthroscopy | 65 | Arthroscopy, elbow, surgical; debridement, limited |
| 29871 | Arthroscopy | 33 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; for infection, lavage and drainage |
| 29835 | Arthroscopy | 29 | Arthroscopy, elbow, surgical; synovectomy, partial |
| 29805 | Arthroscopy | 25 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, diagnostic, with or without synovial biopsy (separate procedure) |
| 29836 | Arthroscopy | 19 | Arthroscopy, elbow, surgical; synovectomy, complete |
| 29886 | Arthroscopy | 18 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; drilling for intact osteochondritis dissecans lesion |
| 29830 | Arthroscopy | 17 | Arthroscopy, elbow, diagnostic, with or without synovial biopsy (separate procedure) |
| 29887 | Arthroscopy | 13 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; drilling for intact osteochondritis dissecans lesion with internal fixation |
| 29885 | Arthroscopy | 10 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; drilling for osteochondritis dissecans with bone grafting, with or without internal fixation |
| 29888 | Arthroscopy | 3 | Arthroscopically aided anterior cruciate ligament repair/augmentation or reconstruction |
| 29827 | Arthroscopy | 2 | Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with rotator cuff repair |
| 23044 | Arthroscopy | 1 | Arthrotomy, acromioclavicular, sternoclavicular joint, including exploration, drainage, or removal of foreign body |
| 27427 | Arthroscopy | 1 | Ligamentous reconstruction (augmentation), knee; extra-articular |
| 29840 | Arthroscopy | 1 | Arthroscopy, wrist, diagnostic, with or without synovial biopsy (separate procedure) |
| 29844 | Arthroscopy | 1 | Arthroscopy, wrist, surgical; synovectomy, partial |
| 29860 | Arthroscopy | 1 | Arthroscopy, hip, diagnostic with or without synovial biopsy (separate procedure) |
| 29999 | Arthroscopy | 1 | Unlisted procedure, arthroscopy |
| 66984 | Cataract | 22,596 | Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure) |
| 66982 | Cataract | 961 | Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (one stage procedure), complex |
| 66983 | Cataract | 17 | Intracapsular cataract extraction with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure) |
| 45378 | Colonoscopy | 127,894 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; diagnostic, with or without collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing |
| 45380 | Colonoscopy | 98,483 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with biopsy, single or multiple |
| 45385 | Colonoscopy | 40,062 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) by snare technique |
| 45384 | Colonoscopy | 9757 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) |
| 45383 | Colonoscopy | 3442 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with ablation of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) |
| 45381 | Colonoscopy | 2101 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with directed submucosal injection(s), any substance |
| 45382 | Colonoscopy | 335 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with control of bleeding |
| 45386 | Colonoscopy | 154 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with dilation by balloon, 1 or more strictures |
| 45391 | Colonoscopy | 95 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with endoscopic ultrasound examination |
| 45379 | Colonoscopy | 61 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with removal of foreign body |
| 44389 | Colonoscopy | 60 | Colonoscopy through stoma; with biopsy, single or multiple |
| 44394 | Colonoscopy | 37 | Colonoscopy through stoma; with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) by snare technique |
| 45392 | Colonoscopy | 27 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with transendoscopic ultrasound guided intramural aspiration/biopsy(s) |
| 45387 | Colonoscopy | 22 | Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with transendoscopic stent placement (includes predilation) |
| 44392 | Colonoscopy | 12 | Colonoscopy through stoma; with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) by hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery |
| 45355 | Colonoscopy | 6 | Colonoscopy, rigid or flexible, transabdominal via colotomy, single or multiple |
| 44393 | Colonoscopy | 4 | Colonoscopy through stoma; with ablation of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) |
| 44391 | Colonoscopy | 2 | Colonoscopy through stoma; with control of bleeding |