CPT codes for spine surgery may not always fit circumstances, and in some cases this prompts calls for reforms. One of those codes, CPT 62380 has the attention of some spine surgeons. The code, for ...

Per CPT Assistant guidance, the 22851 code for cages is only to be billed once per spinal interspace area. Thus, if the physician inserts two cages at level L3-4 and one cage at level L4-5, bill the ...

Here are five tips for billing and coding for spine procedures at surgery centers from National Medical Billing Service’s Senior Vice President, Coding Angela Talton. 1. Obtain correct physician ...

Reimbursement pressure in spine is not affecting every procedure in the same way. Some surgeons say newer, less invasive approaches are difficult to sustain under existing payment structures, while ...

Lynn Anderanin CPC, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, COSC, senior director of coding education at Healthcare Information Services, shares common decompressive procedures and CPT codes used to report them. A version ...

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