CPT^® 22328, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Spine (Vertebral Column)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 22328 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Spine (Vertebral Column).

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The provider repairs a fracture or dislocation of a vertebra, one of the interlocking bones in the neck and back. The provider accesses the vertebra through an incision over the vertebra. Vertebral fractures and dislocations typically result from trauma.

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no you can not bill a laminectomy code if he does not document doing one, however, I would look at the 22326 and 22328 codes, sounds like he is doing the surgery for a fracture repair and these codes ... [ Read More ]

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Below I copied off of Encoder Pro Expert (see very bottom) 22851 Application of intervertebral biomechanical device(s) (eg, synthetic cage(s), methylmethacrylate) to vertebral defect or interspace (... [ Read More ]

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[b]Laminectomy[/b] patient was diagnosed with spinal stenosis of the lumbar vertebrae and pathologic fracture (T12- L1) due to osteoporosis. The operation consists of decompression, laminectomy, kyph... [ Read More ]

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I am really stumped on this. When I get the hospital face sheet and op report, the doctor puts his codes on there. I go through the op report and make sure he states what he coded (which he doesn't ... [ Read More ]

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