Neurosurgery Coding Alert
5 do's and don'ts steer you through CCI 16.0's sedation, neurostimulator edits
Neurosurgery Coding Alert
- 5 do's and don'ts steer you through CCI 16.0's sedation, neurostimulator edits
Say goodbye to paravertebral facet injections with I&D, arthrodesis, burr hole -- and more. Watch for [...] - Distinguish 4 Spinal Procedures With This Detail
The P and A in PLIF, ALIF, TLIF, and XLIF signal your base code. When [...] - You Be the Coder:
X-Close Code Depends On Other Procedures
Question: How should we code for annulus repair (X-close) with a discectomy? Can we bill [...] - Count Separate Nerves for Neuromuscular Junction Tests
Your denials can be cut, thanks to this easy tip. Just because your neurosurgeon's documentation [...] - Reader questions:
Discectomy, laminectomy could go together
Question: Is the laminectomy included in the T12 burst fracture code? North Dakota Subscriber Answer: [...] - Reader questions:
Cervical collar fitting is part of repair code
Question: Can we code for fitting of a cervical collar following closed treatment, or is [...] - Reader questions:
Neurogenic claudication similar to stenosis
Question: What diagnosis should we assign to neurogenic claudication? Iowa Subscriber Answer: ICD-9 does not [...] - Reader questions:
Yes, you can report 61343 and 61524 together
Question: Our surgeon routinely performs 61343 to repair Chiari malformation. Now we have a case [...] - Reader questions:
Benign of unspecified dictates mass diagnosis
Question: What's the best diagnosis code for a spinal meninges mass? Wyoming Subscriber Answer: Several [...] - Reader questions:
Check out CPT's new symbol for 2010
Question: I noticed some of the codes in CPT 2010 have a # mark beside [...] - Reader questions:
Documentation could support aneurysm access and clip
Question: Our surgeon performed a skull-based procedure to access an aneurysm, then performed a clip [...]
