Knee Ligament Arthrometer Testing

Aetna considers knee ligament arthrometer testing experimental/investigational and not covered for evaluating knee ligament laxity or other indications due to inadequate reliability, low inter-rater agreement, device-specific measurement errors, and lack of demonstrated clinical utility. It cannot replace physical examination or MRI, CPT codes 95851 and 97750 are not covered for these indications, and there is no specific CPT/HCPCS code for arthrometer testing.

"None — Knee ligament arthrometer testing is considered experimental and investigational for evaluating ligament laxity in the knee or for other indications because the peer-reviewed medical literat..."

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