CPT^® 62380, Under Endoscopic Decompression of Neural Elements and/or Excision of Herniated Intervertebral Discs

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 62380 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopic Decompression of Neural Elements and/or Excision of Herniated Intervertebral Discs.

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Summary

The provider removes all or some of a bulging intervertebral disc and/or removes bony portions of the surrounding vertebrae to decompress, or relieve pressure from, the spinal cord and nerve roots in a patient with back pain. She uses an endoscopic approach and performs the procedure at a single interspace level.

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Worker's Compensation reimbursement

[QUOTE="klamond, post: 481481, member: 264889"] Try 62287. That was the previous code used for the procedure so should be on the WC fee schedule. "Endoscopic decompression of spinal cord, nerve root(... [ Read More ]

Worker's Compensation reimbursement

Try 62287. That was the previous code used for the procedure so should be on the WC fee schedule. "Endoscopic decompression of spinal cord, nerve root(s), including laminotomy, partial facetectomy, f... [ Read More ]

Worker's Compensation reimbursement

Hi all! Please may someone advise on this?: Is there anyone biller/collector/coder that has submitted a CPT 62380 (2017) code to any W/C carrier and refused payment reimbursement due to an old W/C f... [ Read More ]

Lumbar discectomy open or percutaneous

Our surgeon wants to bill the following procedure using cpt 63030, but I feel according to the description this surgery is really not an "OPEN" discectomy but rather a percutaneous discectomy in which... [ Read More ]

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Endoscopic discectomy cpt code

I am not sure which cpt code to use for the following...I wanted to use either 62380 or 0275T however with both of these codes a laminectomy/foraminotomy is performed, and I do not see this being perf... [ Read More ]

62380 vs 63030

CPT 62380 is an endoscopic procedure while CPT 63030 is an open procedure. Per the CPT guidelines (pg 404): [B]Endoscopic:[/B] Spinal procedures performed with continuous direct visualization of the... [ Read More ]

62380 vs 63030

Please explain when you would bill the 62380?... [ Read More ]

MILD procedure coding

amandam2974, WPS Medicare J5 has on their 2018 physician fee schedule an allowable amount for 62380 which is around $695 then they have additional amounts regarding past participation in PQRS and EHR... [ Read More ]

MILD procedure coding

[b]Reimbursement for 62380[/b] We have physicians thinking about performing 62380. This code does not have RVUs assigned at this time and is not on the Physician Fee Schedule but is contractor price... [ Read More ]

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