Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Hint: Provide supporting explanation and procedure comparisons. Have no choice but to report 22899 (Unlisted [...]
Avoid Stress In Coding For Quadriplegia
Levels guide your diagnosis coding in ICD-9 and ICD-10. You’ll stand a better chance of [...]
The term quadriplegia, is derived from the Latin term ‘quad’ meaning four and the Greek [...]
Hint: Focus on vertebral locations before you decide on any additional codes. The AMA and [...]
Should You Bill 63056 and 63047 Together?
Question: If our surgeon does a transpedicular discectomy and a redo laminectomy, medial facetectomy at [...]
Pick Up Specific Codes for Meningioma Excision
Question: Our surgeon did a craniotomy for resection of skull base medial sphenoid wing meningioma. [...]
Look At 63265 for Cervical Epidural Abscess Evacuation
Question: In a patient who was diagnosed with a cervical epidural abscess in C6-T2, our [...]
Report 62365 for Pain Pump Removal
Question: Our neurosurgeon removed an implanted pain pump and catheter from. a patient who had [...]
Be Specific For Tumor Excision in Spine
Question: In a patient diagnosed with a tumor at T12, our surgeon adopted a retroperitoneal [...]