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T9-11 Epidural Tumor Removal
I did bilateral laminectomies at T9, T10, T11 and removed an epidural tumor. I billed 63276-50, 63276-50-59 and 63276-50-59 but got paid for only 63276-50. Should I have used modifier…
What Constitutes the Trunk for Complex Repairs?
CPT question for anatomy: When coding complex repairs CPT 13100-13102 for complex repair of trunk. What body area is included in the “Trunk”. For simple and intermediate repairs the
Providing the exposure for a neurosurgeon. How is it coded?
A neurosurgeon asked my vascular surgeon to perform the exposure for an anterior spine procedure. Does he report an exploratory lap his work?
Removal of Breast Implant with Capsulectomy
My doctor specializes in breast reconstruction and has been asking me to bill 19328 (removal of intact breast implant) along with 19371 (capsulectomy) when he has to do a capsulectomy…
E/M and Fracture Manipulation
We have joined a new health system and the coding staff members (new to orthopaedics) are removing all E/M-57 services when reported with a fracture manipulation code. The coding staff…
Artificial Cervical Disc Placement
We are just starting to do these procedures and I want to get our coding sorted out. We will be doing a cervical discectomy with decompression under fluoroscopy and implanting the artificial…
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