Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Bone Grafts
Neurosurgery Coding Alert
- Laminectomies vs. Laminotomies:
Knowing the Difference Minimizes Denials, Increases Revenue
Reducing claim denials and payment delays for laminectomies and laminotomies often comes down to educating [...] - Including A Findings Section in Your Operative Report Can Make Billing Easier
Neurosurgeons should include a short section in their operative notes explaining what they found, what [...] - Medical Necessity Crucial to Get Paid for Spinal Endoscopies
New procedures and techniques are constantly being added to the neurosurgery field. Although patients and [...] - You Be the Coder:
Extensive Laminectomy
Question: How is the following procedure coded? An extensive decompressive laminectomy L2-L3, L3-L4, L4-L5 and [...] - Reader Question:
Fluoroscopic Guidance
Question: If a neurosurgeon uses fluoroscopic guidance in spine surgery (diskectomy and fusion with profile [...] - Reader Question:
Bone Grafts
Question: If a neurosurgeon uses a femoral ring allograft and an iliac bone graft, should [...] - Reader Question:
Billing for Canceled Surgery
Question: A neurosurgery patient was intubated, and general anesthesia was established. The patient was turned [...] - Reader Question:
Critical Care Coding with Multiple Physicians
Question: My practice has a heavy trauma volume and manages critical care issues for head-injured [...] - Reader Question:
Debulking with Craniotomy
Question: One of our neurosurgeons performed a CT-guided stereotactic brain biopsy. A couple of hours [...] - Reader Question:
Mutually Exclusive
Question: What does the phrase mutually exclusive mean in the CCI updates?
California Subscriber
Answer: Mutually [...]
