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Neurosurgery Coding Alert

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Learn To Code for X-Close

Published on Fri May 27, 2011

Question: Does one code for X-Close when doing a discectomy?Mexico SubscriberAnswer: The X-Close is part of the global surgical package for performing a discectomy and is not separately billable. You will be denied payments if you report an unlisted code such as 22899 (Unlisted procedure, spine).
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