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Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

Spinal Procedures:

Know Decompression Types, Master Procedure Coding

Published on Tue Jun 23, 2020

Do you know the 3 types of decompression your provider’s likely to perform? There are a lot of spinal surgeries your practice just isn’t set up for; many procedures on a patient’s spine are performed by orthopedic surgeons, general surgeons, or neurosurgeons. There is a small section of surgeries that your provider might perform to address a patient’s spinal issue, [...]
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