Wiki coding help with cervical decompressive laminectomy

[JEWING]

How would you code this? C3 through C7 deompressive laminectomy, right C56 foraminotomy and nerve root decompression.

The note reads laminectomy was carried out, c3 thru c7. A generous right c5-6 foraminotomy was carried out as this was the most symptomatic level.

Would I code this 63015 & 63045-59 or
63015-22 and increase the fee due to the extra work at c5-6?

I could use come advise on this if someone could help me out.

Thanks,
Julie

 

[specialtycoder]

Julie,
Laminectomies are counted by vertebral segment, not interspace, so I would code this 63045, 63048 X 4 units.