Wiki 22551 and 63045

[aschaeve]

Does anyone know if you can bill both the 22551-Arthrodesis, anterior and 63045-Laminectomy-cervical together? There are no NCCI edits, however the 22551 includes disc preparation, is this the 63045?

Thanks,

Alicia

 

[ambernic]

Does anyone know if you can bill both the 22551-Arthrodesis, anterior and 63045-Laminectomy-cervical together? There are no NCCI edits, however the 22551 includes disc preparation, is this the 63045?

Thanks,

Alicia

Hi Alicia,

I believe these can be billed together. 63045 represents the additional work required to complete the decompression at the same spinal level that is beyond the preparation of the interspace for the fusion.