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Refrain from Use of 52 on Thoracic Hemilaminectomies

Published on Fri Sep 22, 2017

Follow these steps to properly code for thoracic hemilaminectomies. If you or your provider performs laminectomies and hemilaminectomies on a regular basis, you’ve probably come across the dilemma on how to correctly code thoracic hemilaminectomies. Refresher: First, let’s clear up some confusion by outlining the differences between a laminectomy and a hemilaminectomy. A laminectomy is a procedure in which the [...]
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