Surgery:
Technique, Approach Smarts Vital to Coding Spinal Fusion Correctly
Published on Fri Sep 08, 2023
Do you know which approach your surgeon used during the fusion? Patients requiring spinal fusion will prompt the coder to run down several specific pieces of information in order to code successfully. The basics: Coders will need to note the reason the surgeon is performing the fusion; further, they’ll need to dig for other details such as technique and approach. [...]