Billing and Coding: Total Knee Arthroplasty (A57685)- R2 - Effective December 1, 2019

Date Posted: October 23, 2025

This Billing and Coding Article has been revised under contractor numbers: 01111 (CA), 01211 (AS, GU, HI, NMI), 01311 (NV), and 01911 (CA, HI & Territories).

Effective Date: December 1, 2019

Summary of Changes: Under Article Text, section: When the procedure is indicated for advanced joint disease….. 4th bullet, changed THA to TKA.

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Last Updated Oct 23 , 2025