Reader Question: Rely on LCD Instructions for Secondary Dxs
Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Rely on LCD Instructions for Secondary Dxs
Published on Thu Jan 04, 2018
Question: A patient underwent kyphoplasty, which we coded with 22514 and a diagnosis M80.08XA. Medicare denied the claim based on medical necessity. I didn't find [...]
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