Ten new procedure added to private reimbursement schedule in England

The Clinical Coding and Schedule Development (CCSD) group develops and maintains procedural and diagnostics nomenclature for private payers in England. New procedure codes concern repair of femoral hernia requiring removal of previously inserted mesh, transurethral non-ablative radiofrequency of bladder, minimally invasive mitral valve repair, two-stage revision of total hip replacement for infection and others. The codes are introduced with a recommended adoption date being the 1st of May 2020. The document also contains a list of textual changes in codes, unacceptable combinations, and inactivated codes. There were no changes to the CCSD Schedule of Diagnostic Tests.

The CCSD Group approved the following procedure codes for publication to the CCSD Schedule in January 2020 with a recommended adoption date being the 1st of May 2020:

• 2 stage revision of total hip replacement for infection - first stage (W3742)
• 2 stage revision of total hip replacement for infection - second stage (W3743)
• Midcarpal hemiarthroplasty for wrist arthritis (W5320)
• Transurethral non-ablative radiofrequency of bladder (M4940)
• Repair of femoral hernia requiring removal of previously inserted mesh (T2203)
• Repair of inguinal hernia requiring removal of previously inserted mesh (T2003)
• Repair of umbilical hernia requiring removal of previously inserted mesh (T2403)
• Minimally invasive mitral valve repair (K2581)
• Arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction for irreparable rotator cuff tears +/ -decompression (including graft) (W7716)
• Surgical aortic root repair using Personalised External Aortic Root Support (PEARS) (K3300)

See the full details here.

There were no changes to the CCSD Schedule of Diagnostic Tests. Link

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