Code Details & Principles for W2830

Code details & principles for

W2830

  • Chapter 16 / Fixation Devices
Code Description Chapter/Sub-Chapter Code Specific Guidance
W2830 Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance 16.3.5 Fixation Devices

Unacceptable Combinations for W2830

CCSD Code (unacceptable combination) Narrative (unacceptable combination) Date Added
S4230 Secondary suture of skin 2010-01-20
W0300 Multiple procedures on forefoot, distal to and including the tarsometatarsal joint, which involves at least two distinct procedures not intrinsic to each other - unilateral 2013-05-16
W3712 Primary total hip replacement +/- cement 2011-11-25
W3713 Complex primary total hip replacement (including bone grafting or femoral osteotomy) 2011-11-04
W3714 Total hip replacement, +/- cement, after excision arthroplasty or arthrodesis (including conversion of hemiarthroplasty or revision of other previous hip surgery which involved internal fixation) 2011-11-04
W3720 Robotic assisted total hip replacement - unilateral +/- cement 2016-11-04
W3721 Robotic assisted total hip replacement - bilateral +/- cement 2022-02-24
W3732 Revision of uncemented or cemented total hip replacement without adjunctive procedures - unilateral 2010-01-20
W3733 Revision of total hip replacement (including insertion of reconstruction rings, plates, screws, etc., and/or impaction bone grafting to acetabulum and/or femur) - unilateral 2011-11-04
W3744 Robotic assisted revision of total hip replacement - unilateral 2024-02-07
W3745 Robotic assisted revision of total hip replacement (inclduing insertion of reconstruction rings, plates, screws +/- impaction bonegrafting to acetabulum +/- femur) - unilateral 2024-02-07
W3751 Customised unilateral hip replacement 2019-07-16
W3943 Removal of total hip replacement and complete clearance of cement 2013-06-07
W4200 Complex primary total knee replacement (i.e. including bone graft, augmentation or osteotomy) 2010-01-20
W4230 Revision of total replacement of knee joint 2010-01-20
W4240 2 stage revision of total knee replacement for infection - first stage 2010-01-20
W4242 2 stage revision of total knee replacement for infection - second stage 2013-11-22
W4244 Tibial liner exchange in total knee replacement 2017-04-06
W5201 Unicompartmental Knee Replacement - bilateral 2012-04-04
W5210 Revision of unicompartmental knee replacement - unilateral 2016-03-04
W5800 Conversion of a unicompartmental knee replacement to a total replacement of knee joint 2016-03-04
W5822 Robotic assisted revision of unicompartmental knee replacement - unilateral 2024-02-07
W5830 Robotic assisted knee replacement - unilateral 2016-12-06
W5831 Robotic assisted total knee replacement - bilateral +/- cement, +/- patella 2018-06-14
W7420 Autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction +/- meniscectomy 2014-07-03
W8500 Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - unilateral 2014-03-04
W8580 Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - bilateral 2013-06-07
W9020 Dynamic arthrogram of joint 2011-09-23
W9040 Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral 2014-06-19

Coding Principles

These coding principles set out how the authors intend that the codes and narratives within the CCSD Schedule are interpreted and used. The outputs are available to be used by all individual insurers and providers including CCSD and non-CCSD members. Please note that:

  • The CCSD Group does not discuss nor determine classifcations, reimbursement or fees - all insurers will have their own view on these matters
  • The inclusion of a procedure code and/or its associated coding principles in the CCSD Schedule does not necessarily mean that it is endorsed by all members of the CCSD Group and codes may or may not be included in individual insurers' own Schedules or covered
  • The coding principles are non-exhaustive guidelines only - each individual insurer may choose whether or not to adopt an individual combination of codes in practice and you will need to contact the insurer for further information