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Surgical Coding:

Know Specifics Before Coding These 3 Vertebral Surgeries

Published on Tue Oct 04, 2022

Here’s why you must be able to ID excision, corpectomy, osteotomy. When a surgeon performs a vertebral excision, corpectomy, or osteotomy, coders often find themselves with their back to the wall. That’s due to the unique challenges this trio of procedures presents. First, obviously, you’ll need to identify whether the procedure is an excision, corpectomy, or osteotomy. Only after drilling [...]
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