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Look at These Codes for Gelfoam Dural Repair

Published on Mon Oct 12, 2020

Question: Our provider blocked a lumbar dural tear with a single piece of gelfoam. Would you code this at 62273? Wyoming Subscriber Answer: No, code 62273 (Injection, epidural, of blood or clot patch) is not an appropriate choice for application of a piece of gelfoam to seal over an epidural tear. That’s because the physician typically uses an open surgical [...]
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