Question: A 25-year-old athlete presents with knee pain and instability after a sports injury. An MRI scan reveals a torn medial meniscus in the knee. The orthopedic surgeon performs an arthroscopy of the knee (29870) to visualize the joint structures. During the arthroscopy, the surgeon repairs the torn meniscus using suture anchors (29874). When might separate coding for both the arthroscopy and meniscus repair be appropriate? What specific details in the operative report would support separate coding for these procedures? Need Online Tutoring?