Neurosurgery Coding Alert

Eradicate same-session arthrodesis errors by not mixing -segments- with -interspaces.- You can obliterate spinal instrumentation coding errors as long as you know the location and type of instrumentation. Face these five myths to discover the coding realities. Highlight This First When Coding Instrumentation Myth #1: When coding instrumentation, you need to know the type of device before anything else. Reality: When you choose CPT codes for instrumentation, location -- rather than the type of device -- is the most important selection criterion. -I would first look at the approach: anterior versus posterior,- confirms Rebecca Woodward, CPC, coding representative for MedVentures, LLC in High Point, N.C. Instrumentation may be described as anterior (attaching to the front portion of the spine or vertebral segment, toward the -center- of the body) or posterior (attaching to the back of the spine or vertebral segment, facing toward the back), and can consist of rods, cages, plates, wires, [...]