Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Reader questions:
Report 63741 for shunt without laminectomy
Published on Wed Oct 21, 2009
Question: Georgia Subscriber Answer: Submit 63741 (Creation of shunt, lumbar, subarachnoid-peritoneal, -pleural, or other; percutaneous, not requiring laminectomy) for the most recent surgery. You should have reported 63740 (... including laminectomy) for the original surgery and 63746 (Removal of entire lumbosubarachnoid shunt system without replacement) for the shunt removal in May.
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