Wiki CPT code 63276 (Laminectomy for biopsy/excision of intraspinal neoplasm; extradural, thoracic)

[lpalladino]

If my doctor performs this laminectomy with excision of intraspinal tumor due to metastatic breast cancer, performs on levels T2-T5, is it true I can only bill for one unit?

 

[SavCoder]

If my doctor performs this laminectomy with excision of intraspinal tumor due to metastatic breast cancer, performs on levels T2-T5, is it true I can only bill for one unit?

Unfortunately, CPT 63276 is a regional code and can only be reported once during an operative session.

This is from NASS,
These groups of codes 63265-63268 and 63275-63278 are regional codes and can only be used once per region regardless of how many laminectomies are performed.
http://www.spineline-digital.org/sp...?articleId=1391519&app=false#articleId1391519

Also, Medicare MUE policy:

HCPCS/ CPT Code	Practitioner Services MUE Values	MUE Adjudication Indicator	MUE Rationale
63276	1	3 Date of Service Edit: Clinical	Nature of Service/Procedure

If anyone else has different info that this code can be reported per laminectomy or interspace, please let me know!