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Fix All Levels in Spinal Fusion

Published on Fri May 20, 2016

Question: How can we report a posterior spinal fusion from L3 to T7? Our surgeon also did spinal instrumentation. What is the best code for spinal instrumentation for this procedure? Florida Subscriber Answer: For the procedure described, you should consider arthrodesis and posterior segmental instrumentation codes. The challenging part is to keep a count of levels. Consider the following procedure codes: For [...]
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