EricaWildinger
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2 questions on this op report.
OP report:
"Because of the progressive spinal collapse, and multiple pathologically collapsed vertebral bodies, I elected to reinforce the spine at multiple locations in her scoliosis, which resulted eventually in vertebroplasty technique through the aforementioned Jamshidi needles in the bilateral pedicles of L1, the left-sided of L3 and L4, and the right-sided of L4 and L5 pedicles"
Do I use 22521 (L1) and 22522 (L3), 22522 (L4), 22522 (L5)???
Second part of question...as stated in the OP report:
"After this part of the procedure was completed, and all the screws were placed with only the screw extensions emanation from the skin at this point, a percutaneous rod was placed from the screw extension in the L1 distally aiming towards the screw extension into S1. Once the rod was placed, rod reduction was performed by derotating the spine, and bringing the the heads of the pedicle screws into the location of the rod"
Is this non-segmented or segemented? He wrote the code 22842, but when I looked the code up, I feel like it's stating 2 rods and he just used one...Any help or guidance would be appreciated!!!
OP report:
"Because of the progressive spinal collapse, and multiple pathologically collapsed vertebral bodies, I elected to reinforce the spine at multiple locations in her scoliosis, which resulted eventually in vertebroplasty technique through the aforementioned Jamshidi needles in the bilateral pedicles of L1, the left-sided of L3 and L4, and the right-sided of L4 and L5 pedicles"
Do I use 22521 (L1) and 22522 (L3), 22522 (L4), 22522 (L5)???
Second part of question...as stated in the OP report:
"After this part of the procedure was completed, and all the screws were placed with only the screw extensions emanation from the skin at this point, a percutaneous rod was placed from the screw extension in the L1 distally aiming towards the screw extension into S1. Once the rod was placed, rod reduction was performed by derotating the spine, and bringing the the heads of the pedicle screws into the location of the rod"
Is this non-segmented or segemented? He wrote the code 22842, but when I looked the code up, I feel like it's stating 2 rods and he just used one...Any help or guidance would be appreciated!!!
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