2013年9月1日 · Combined decompression/fusion: 22551 for the first level and +22552 Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation, discectomy, …

disc herniation) for this procedure. Freeman and Mehdian assessed the current evidence for three minimally invasive techniques used to treat discogenic low back pain and radicular pain: …

2008年9月25日 · My understanding has always been, based on seasoned coders instructions, to report the anterior lumbar discectomy, with unlisted proc 64999, one time only, regardless of …

2012年3月1日 · Also called percutaneous discectomy, the procedure removes part of the nucleus pulposus (the gel center) from a ruptured disk to decrease pressure on a spinal nerve root and …

2013年5月9日 · The big difference is the purpose of the procedure: You should report 63030 when laminotomy is performed with a diskectomy, to treat spinal disc herniation using either …

2007年4月1日 · CPT 63081 describes the procedure as follows: Vertebral Corpectomy (vertebral body resection), partial or complete, anterior approach with decompression of spinal cord …

Please help with correct coding of this note. Are codes 63266 and 63055 correct? POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: epidural lesion-disc herniation * PROCEDURE …

2022年9月7日 · Code anterior body subtractions with codes from the 22220 (Osteotomy of spine, including discectomy, anterior approach, single vertebral segment; cervical) through +22226 …

2011年9月29日 · Procedure performed: 1. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion C4-C5, C5-C6, C6-C7 2. Partial corpectomy C5 3. Partial corpectomy, C6 4. Partial corpectomy, C7 …

Answer: To respond to your query, it is key to understand that dye injected into the disc space for tissue identification purposes is considered inclusive of the discectomy procedure performed …