CPT 29888 · Arthroscopy — Knee · Medicare (NGS MAC)
Knee Arthroscopy — ACL Reconstruction at Medicare (NGS MAC).
How Medicare (NGS MAC) approaches CPT 29888 (Knee Arthroscopy — ACL Reconstruction) for prior-authorization review: at last review on 2026-05-10, the policy covers this code without prior authorization.
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High-level themes from the Medicare (NGS MAC) policy of record for CPT 29888. Verbatim policy text and per-criterion analysis are available after sign-in.
- Imaging concordance documentation required.
Source: CMS IOM — Reasonable and Necessary Standard; no active NCD/LCD for Arthroscopy — Knee
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