Wiki 360 degree fusion

[penguins11]

Can anyone please tell me if they know of a medical policy or the criteria for billing Medicare for a single incision 360 degree fusion? Our hospital is stating that a posterolateral fusion and and posterior interbody fusion is not considered a 360 degree fusion. The documentation I am reading says that it is considered a 360 degree fusion and the hospital can bill the appropriate 360 fusion code through a single incision.

Thank you!

Kristi Kemick

 

[BRBS]

The link below has the coding guidlien on 360 degree fusion.

http://www.medtronic.com/wcm/groups/mdtcom_sg/@mdt/@spinal/documents/documents/coding_examples.pdf

Hope this helps!

 

[penguins11]

It does help. Thank you!