CPT code 27132 refers to a surgical procedure where a previously operated hip is updated or changed to a complete hip replacement. CPT 27132 represents “Conversion of previous hip surgery to total hip arthroplasty, with or without autograft or allograft”.
Procedure Explanation:
This procedure involves the surgeon changing an existing hip surgery into a total hip replacement. Basically, it’s like upgrading or fixing an old surgery to ensure the hip joint functions better. Sometimes, the surgeon might use bone material, either from the patient (autograft) or a donor (allograft), but this isn’t always necessary.
Common Names:
- Hip Revision Surgery
- Total Hip Replacement Conversion
- THA Conversion
- Conversion to total hip replacement
- Direct Anterior Hip Replacement (Conversion)
- Total hip replacement with removal of screws
Relative Value Units (RVU):
The RVUs associated with this code are 25.69.
How This Procedure Appears:
- Operating Room Schedule Name: Conversion to Total Hip Replacement
- Surgical Consent Form Name: Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty
Typical Patients and Diagnoses:
This procedure is usually for patients who have had previous hip surgeries that didn’t quite solve their problems, or where the previous implant has worn out or failed. Imagine someone who has had a hip implant years ago, and it now causes pain or limits movement—that’s the type of patient for this operation.
Associated ICD-10 Codes:
- T84.012: Mechanical complication of internal right hip prosthetic joint.
- Z96.641: Presence of right artificial hip joint.
- T84.022: Dislocation of internal left hip prosthetic joint.
Summary
In summary, code 27132 describes switching an old hip surgery to a full hip replacement. Typical ICD-10 codes associated with 27132 include T84.012 (complication with a hip joint) and Z96.641 (having an artificial hip joint).
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