• 1 First Decide Aneurysm's Complexity, Then Choose a Surgical Code

• 2 Opt for Modifier 22 When Your Surgeon Repairs 'Difficult' Simple Aneurysms

• 3 Squeezing Through E/M 'Loophole' Could Create Trouble on Claims

• 4 QUICK QUIZ ~ Here's the Fast Way to Find Out if the Patient Is New

• 5 READER QUESTION ~ Code Exploration When Surgeon Performs Fusion Mass Biopsy

• 6 READER QUESTION ~ Beware NCCI Bundles When You're Coding for Kyphoplasties

• 7 READER QUESTION ~ POS Drives CPO Coding

• 8 YOU BE THE CODER ~ Hematoma Evacuation With Shunt Placement