lodawnyoung
Networker
I am getting conflicting information on the instrument codes 22845 and 22846. The office manager that I took over coding for is saying that I should count the vertebra involved
ie; L2-L3, L3-L4, L4-L5 would equal a 22846 for L2, L3, L4, L5. My PA/Coding auditor is saying that I need to count the interspaces involved because the reason for the plate is to stabilize the interspaces. So the above scenario would equal a 22845 for the three interspaces. Could someone please weigh in on this? I tend to agree with counting the interspaces. Thanks so much!
ie; L2-L3, L3-L4, L4-L5 would equal a 22846 for L2, L3, L4, L5. My PA/Coding auditor is saying that I need to count the interspaces involved because the reason for the plate is to stabilize the interspaces. So the above scenario would equal a 22845 for the three interspaces. Could someone please weigh in on this? I tend to agree with counting the interspaces. Thanks so much!