I am being trained on spine surgery coding and I'm not sure I agree with what my trainer is telling me about a certain code.
Patient had L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1 laminectomy with L3, L4, L5, S1 bilateral foraminotomies and decompression of neural elements. Diagnosis is stenosis with bilateral radiculopathy.
Which is the correct way to bill this out.....
1. 63047 + 63048 x2
or...
2. 63047 + 63048 x3
Would appreciate as many responses as possible so that I have a wide variety of reasoning.
Thanks much!
Patient had L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1 laminectomy with L3, L4, L5, S1 bilateral foraminotomies and decompression of neural elements. Diagnosis is stenosis with bilateral radiculopathy.
Which is the correct way to bill this out.....
1. 63047 + 63048 x2
or...
2. 63047 + 63048 x3
Would appreciate as many responses as possible so that I have a wide variety of reasoning.
Thanks much!