Table 1.
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes Used for Extra-articular Repair, Reconstruction, and Secondary Surgery
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Extra-articular Ligamentous Repair Procedure Codes | |
| CPT-27405 | Repair primary torn ligament and/or capsule knee; collateral |
| CPT-27409 | Repair primary torn ligament and/or capsule knee; collateral and cruciate ligaments |
| CPT-27557 | Open treatment of knee dislocation with or without internal or external fixation; with primary ligamentous repair |
| Extra-articular Ligamentous Reconstruction Procedure Codes | |
| CPT-27427 | Ligamentous reconstruction (augmentation) knee; extra-articular |
| CPT-27429 | Ligamentous reconstruction (augmentation) knee; intra-articular (open) and extra-articular |
| CPT-27558 | Open treatment of knee dislocation with or without internal or external fixation; with primary ligamentous repair with augmentation/reconstruction |
| Description of Secondary Surgery Procedure Codes Queried | |
| CPT-27418 | Anterior tibial tubercleplasty |
| CPT-27427 | Extra-articular knee ligamentous reconstruction |
| CPT-27429 | Open intra-articular and extra-articular knee ligamentous reconstruction |
| CPT-27440 | Arthroplasty knee tibial plateau |
| CPT-27441 | Arthroplasty knee tibial plateau; with debridement and partial synovectomy |
| CPT-27442 | Knee arthroplasty: femoral condyles or tibial plateau(s) |
| CPT-27443 | Knee arthroplasty: femoral condyles or tibial plateau(s); with debridement and partial synovectomy |
| CPT-27445 | Knee arthroplasty: hinge prosthesis |
| CPT-27446 | Knee arthroplasty: condyle and plateau; medial OR lateral compartment |
| CPT-27447 | Knee arthroplasty: condyle and plateau; medial AND lateral compartments with or without patella resurfacing |
| CPT-27450 | Femur shaft or supracondylar osteotomy with fixation |
| CPT-27457 | Proximal tibia osteotomy including fibular excision or osteotomy after epiphyseal closure |
| CPT-27557 | Open treatment of knee dislocation with or without internal or external fixation; with primary ligamentous repair |
| CPT-27558 | Open treatment of knee dislocation with or without internal or external fixation; with primary ligamentous reconstruction |