Please advise a code(s). The doctor is doing an anterior cervical re-exploration, removal of fractured hardware and reinforcement of previous fusion with NovaBone. Specifically I am looking for help in
coding "the vertebral body screw defects and existing fusions were supplemented with NovaBone C3,C4,C5 and C6." Is the fusion coded as a first time fusion or ...? Thank you very very much for help!
coding "the vertebral body screw defects and existing fusions were supplemented with NovaBone C3,C4,C5 and C6." Is the fusion coded as a first time fusion or ...? Thank you very very much for help!