CPT^® 63090, Under Anterior or Anterolateral Approach for Extradural Exploration/Decompression Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 63090 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anterior or Anterolateral Approach for Extradural Exploration/Decompression Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord.

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The provider excises all or part of a lower thoracic, lumbar, or sacral vertebral via a transperitoneal (abdominal) or retroperitoneal (anterolateral) approach and with decompression of the spinal cord, cauda equina, and/or nerve roots at a single level.

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[QUOTE="SheFergie08, post: 463365, member: 228169"] 22854 is used when a corpectomy is performed. 22853 is used when an interbody fusion is done. These are the most common cases in our group: 63081,... [ Read More ]

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Thank you Donna, That is the code that I came up with. The MD came in this morning and he said to use 63090.... [ Read More ]

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For a consult that ends up needing surgery do I add a 25 and 57 or just a 57, if its a 63090 cpt being billed after the visit.... [ Read More ]

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For a consult that ends up needing surgery do I add a 25 and 57 or just a 57, if its a 63090 cpt being billed after the visit.... [ Read More ]

spine surgery

maybe some orthopedics coders do spine coding as well: Patient has L4 fracture, my physician did anterior and posterior fusion. The anterior was done first with 22558,22846,22851,63090(L4). Then the... [ Read More ]

anterior+posterior fusion

Patient has L4 fracture, my physician did anterior and posterior fusion. The anterior was done first with 22558,22846,22851,63090(L4). Then the posterior with 22612,22614(x3),22842,22524,22525(x3),72... [ Read More ]

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