CPT^® 63710, Under Repair Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 63710 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord.

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The provider uses a dural graft during a separately reportable procedure to close an opening in the dura, the tough outer membrane surrounding the central nervous system.

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Question: is 63710 supported in op report

Hi, I am new to surgery coding and am asking for someone's expertise.... I was wondering if you could tell me if 63710 is supported for each of the attached op reports. Please see attached pdf. There... [ Read More ]

Dural Tear Repair

[SIZE=4][B][FONT=arial]PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS:[/FONT][/B] [FONT=arial]Status post repair of dural tear from an extensive instrumented posterior spine fusion down at another facility with a persistent ... [ Read More ]

Use of microscope

Medicare rules don't allow billing for the operating microscope with this code. Commercial payers may have other rules, but all of the payers I've worked with generally follow these same guidelines. ... [ Read More ]

59 modifier - I have an orthopedic practice

I have an orthopedic practice and they used 63709, 63710 and 62351. Which one or do all require a 59 modifier? Incidentally, I think they should have used 63707 instead of 63709.... [ Read More ]

Intra-Op Dural Tear

different procedure....usually 63710 with the dural tear dx... [ Read More ]

Neurology add on

CMS: [B][U]F. Operating Microscope[/U][/B] 1. The Internet-Only Manuals (IOM), Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Publication 100-04, Chapter 12, Section 20.4.5 (Allowable Adjustments) limits the re... [ Read More ]

63710 dural graft help

I need advice from someone who has billed this code. My dr is wanting to bill 63710 for a DuraGen graft. Dural puncture done by another dr during an injection. Patient came to my dr for back pain, dr... [ Read More ]

63030 vs. 63047

You are welcome. I forgot to mention that Medicare and Medicaid consider CPT 63710 an "Inpatient Only" procedure. And depending on the circumstance (as noted in CPT Assistant below), the dura graft... [ Read More ]

63030 vs. 63047

[QUOTE="ms.coderll, post: 250721, member: 155316"]Can someone please explain to me in the simplest terms what the difference between 63030 and 63047 is? I know easier said than done. I am having a iss... [ Read More ]

63030 vs. 63047

Can someone please explain to me in the simplest terms what the difference between 63030 and 63047 is? I know easier said than done. I am having a issue trying to code a case because I can not find th... [ Read More ]

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