sdunaway1
Guru
1) REMOVAL OF PRIOR L4-5 X-STOP DEVICE
2)TRANSVERSE LUMBAR DECOMPRESSION AND MICRODISCECTOMY
3)TRANSVERSE LUMBAR INTERBODAY FUSION USING CALIBER EXPANDABLE CAGE FROM GLOVUS W VITOSS AND MORROW ASPIRATE AND MORCELLIZED ALLOGRAGT BONE
4)L4-5 POSTERIOR LUMBAR FUSION W PEDICLE SCREW ROD FIXATION
5)LEFT ILLIAC BONE MARROW ASPIRATION FOR AUGMENTATION OF THE FUSION
6)FLUOROSCOPY FOR 31/2 HOURS
I HAVE CODED THIS OUT AS :
22633-TLIF W CAGE
63042-REDO DECOMPRESSION
22840-INSTRUMENTATION
22899-REMOVAL OF XSTOP OR 22830 EXPLORATION OF SPINAL FUSION
22851-CAGE
38220- BONE MARROW BX
76001-FLOUROSCOPY
20930-GRAFT
Can someone pls take a second look at these codes and let me know what you think? I am unsure if I should code the removal or the exploration because it is one level.
thank you for your time.
2)TRANSVERSE LUMBAR DECOMPRESSION AND MICRODISCECTOMY
3)TRANSVERSE LUMBAR INTERBODAY FUSION USING CALIBER EXPANDABLE CAGE FROM GLOVUS W VITOSS AND MORROW ASPIRATE AND MORCELLIZED ALLOGRAGT BONE
4)L4-5 POSTERIOR LUMBAR FUSION W PEDICLE SCREW ROD FIXATION
5)LEFT ILLIAC BONE MARROW ASPIRATION FOR AUGMENTATION OF THE FUSION
6)FLUOROSCOPY FOR 31/2 HOURS
I HAVE CODED THIS OUT AS :
22633-TLIF W CAGE
63042-REDO DECOMPRESSION
22840-INSTRUMENTATION
22899-REMOVAL OF XSTOP OR 22830 EXPLORATION OF SPINAL FUSION
22851-CAGE
38220- BONE MARROW BX
76001-FLOUROSCOPY
20930-GRAFT
Can someone pls take a second look at these codes and let me know what you think? I am unsure if I should code the removal or the exploration because it is one level.
thank you for your time.