Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Shunt Check Qualifies for 62230
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Neurosurgery Coding Alert
- Don't Get Discouraged by Decompressive Discectomy Traps
Hint: Focus on approach and potential add-ons to file clean claims. When your neurosurgeon performs [...] - Clip & Save:
Boost Spinal Fusion Reimbursement With Cages and Grafts
Stop additional code opportunities from slipping by. When your surgeon performs spinal fusion procedures, you'll [...] - 2 Tips Lead to Modifier 22 Success Every Time
Watch frequency and provide documentation to rationalize extra pay. Applying modifier 22 (Increased procedural services) [...] - You Be the Coder :
Catch All Codes for Neuroendoscopy and Graft
Question: The surgeon performed a transnasal endoscopic approach and resection of a pituitary tumor, then [...] - Does Your Case Qualify for Modifier 22?
Check your op report against these examples. Coding for complicated surgeries doesn't automatically lead to [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Check 744.05 for Tegmen Defect Diagnosis
Question: What is the correct diagnosis to report for a tegmen defect? Illinois Subscriber Answer: [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
+22851 First Bet for Spinal Spacers
Question: When our surgeons complete anterior cervical fusion (ACF) they insert a titanium spacer and [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Count Vertebrae for Instrumentation
Question: Our surgeon performed anterior cervical discectomy at C3-C4, C4-C5, and C5-C6. He completed fusion [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Say No to 76003 With Paravertebral Injection
Question: CPT 2010 states that fluoroscopy is included with paravertebral facet joint injections, but one [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Choose Best E/M for Ventric Follow-Up
Question: Our neurosurgeon clipped an intracranial aneurysm and created a separate ventriculostomy incision. He followed [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
New Flap, No Revision = Tissue Transfer
Question: The skin over a patient's VP shunt stretched quite thin, so the surgeon opened [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
No-Go for Reporting 63030 With 63047
Question: Our physician completed a laminectomy on L5 and a hemilamin-ectomy on L4, but the [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Look to 61520 for Brain Tumor Excision
Question: The surgeon made a postauricular incision and dissection down to the turn from the [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Shunt Check Qualifies for 62230
Question: The neurosurgeon plans to check a patient's cerebrospinal fluid shunt to see if her [...]
