Wiki 63047 and 63048

[aciardelli]

I'm wondering if I can get some clarification. We have a bill for a Laminectomy of L3/L4 and L4/L5, parial medial facetectomies at L3/L4 and L4/L5 and foraminotomies of L3, L4, and L5.
There is an arguement over proper coding.

Option 1 or Option 2
63047 63047
63048 63048
63048


I think that option 1 is correct because 3 nerve roots were worked on.

Thoughts?

 

[MARY K]

option 1

 

[jfolz]

agreed

We code these often and I agree with 63047, 63048 x 2