From: In-office diagnostic arthroscopy for knee and shoulder intra-articular injuries its potential impact on cost savings in the United States
Complication
Incidence [25]
Cost for treatment
Re-operation (any reason) (including infection)
0.01% (1 out of 10,000)
− CPT 29871 (surgical, for infection, lavage and drainage); $521.91
− APC 0041(knee arthroscopy/drainage); $2,111.62