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Code for Drain and Follow Up

Published on Tue Oct 01, 2013

Question: Our surgeon placed a lumbar drain and this was left intact for several days. How can we report this? Our surgeon also provided follow up in this patient. Colorado Subscriber Answer: You describe the procedure using 62272 (Spinal puncture, therapeutic, for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid [by needle or catheter]) for placing the lumbar drain. This code carries a zero global [...]
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