Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Modifier Madness:
Append Assistant at Surgery Modifiers Correctly
Published on Wed Sep 04, 2024
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
Other Articles in this issue of
Neurosurgery Coding Alert
- Surgery:
Know Area Before Coding Neurostimulator Arrays
A trio of code sets represents these surgeries. Patients requiring open neurostimulator electrode array placement [...] - Medicare Physician Fee Schedule:
Here’s the Big News in the 2025 Proposed Rule
Big surprise: Another rate cut is coming. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) [...] - Modifier Madness:
Append Assistant at Surgery Modifiers Correctly
Hint: Do not report modifiers 80 and AS together. Modifiers are important to your medical [...] - You Be the Coder:
Electrothermal Annuloplasty
Question: A patient with lumbar spondylolysis reports to the surgeon for percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty. Under [...] - Reader Questions:
Use This Code for Lumbar Stenosis Tx
Question: Encounter notes indicates that the surgeon performed a laminectomy with exploration of the cauda equina [...] - Reader Questions:
Phone In This E/M Encounter
Question: A patient presented to the office for a follow-up appointment. When the patient arrived, they [...] - Reader Questions:
Select This Dx for Pick’s Disease
Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from primary progressive aphasia. I can’t find this [...] - Reader Questions:
Get the Skinny on Medicare Overpayment Timeline
Question: We’ve heard that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says we should return any [...] - Reader Questions:
Distinguish NCD From LCD
Question: What’s the difference between a national coverage determination (NCD) and a local coverage determination (LCD), [...]
View All
