Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Synthes Plate
Question: I have been unable to find a code for a level-one Synthes plate, anterior instrumentation. I have been advised to use 22845 with modifier -52 (reduced services). Is this correct?
Betsy OConnor
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Neurosurgery Coding Alert
- Case Study:
Increase Reimbursement for Blood-brain Barrier Disruption Therapy
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Synthes Plate
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Bundling Codes
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Craniotomy With Temporal Lobectomy
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20660 and 61793, 61751
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Coding Arthritis
Question: What is the difference between an arthritic condition that can be coded with a [...]
