Mrs. Jones is in the operating room today for repair of a nontraumatic tear of the rotator cuff of the right shoulder. The physician performs an arthroscopy subacromial decompression with an open repair of the rotator cuff. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):

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M75.101 is the ICD-10-CM code for an unspecified rotator cuff tear or rupture of the right shoulder, not specified as traumatic. CPT code 23412 is for open repair of the rotator cuff, and 29827-59 is for arthroscopic subacromial decompression, with modifier 59 indicating a distinct procedural service.

Mrs Jones Is in the Operating Room Today for Repair