CPT^® 63057, Under Transpedicular or Costovertebral Approach for Posterolateral Extradural Exploration/Decompression Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 63057 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Transpedicular or Costovertebral Approach for Posterolateral Extradural Exploration/Decompression Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord.

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Summary

In this add on procedure, the provider repairs another bulging thoracic or lumbar disc without manipulating the spinal cord. Using the transpedicular approach, the provider accesses the affected disc through the side of the pedicle of another thoracic or lumbar vertebra.

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Question regarding 63056

Hi Per CPT guidelines/CMS 63056 is coded per segment for lumbar, if more than on level is performed than you will use 63057 in addition to 63056.... [ Read More ]

Question regarding 63056

My question is regarding code 63056 (transpedicular approach for decompression). I'm being advised that per CMS, if a surgeon does this procedure bilaterally, since the code cannot be submitted using... [ Read More ]

Spine surgery-63056

63056 includes laminectomy. Below is the description of the procedure code from Encoder. 63056 - Transpedicular approach with decompression of spinal cord, equina and/or nerve root(s) (eg, herniated... [ Read More ]

Mild procedure - One of the physicians

There is no specific CPT code for the MILD (Minimally invasive lumbar decompression) procedure, the correct CPT code to use for this procedure is code 64999. This is unilateral procedure. The procedu... [ Read More ]

status indicator question

A situation came up today at work that i'd like to see if I can get a clarification on. I work for an ASC and the orthopedist performed some procedures that management is freaking out thinking they w... [ Read More ]

Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD)

FYI: AMA CPT Network has stated that if the appropriate CPT code does not include an endoscopic approach in the code description, and an endoscopic approach is used, the provider should report the app... [ Read More ]

spinal fusion help

what do guys think of the following? 1. complete arthroscopic endoscopic disectomy via transpedicular approah at L4-L5 and L5-S1. 2.Posterior lumbar interbody fusion at L4-L5 and L5/S1 3. iliac creas... [ Read More ]

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