CPT® Coding:
Factor in Threshold with Corpectomy Coding
Published on Fri Sep 22, 2017
Know what percentage of vertebral removal is necessary to reach corpectomy codes. When a surgeon performs a vertebral body resection, also known as a corpectomy, they are removing a partial or complete portion of the vertebral body. Your choice of CPT® code will depend on whether the surgeon is performing the corpectomy as a means of relieving spinal canal decompression [...]