Dec 3, 2015 · Individual vertebrae are also known as vertebral segments, as seen in this depiction of a vertebral joint. Source: ICD-10-PCS: An Applied Approach, Kuehn, L. and Jorwic, T. 2012, …

Nov 2, 2018 · If you think of the vertebral segment/interspace as an Oreo® cookie, a fusion between two vertebral bodies involves removing the disc space, or the cream filling in the …

Mar 23, 2011 · 22551 for 1st level fusion (C3-C4), 22552 for C4-5 level & 22552 for C5-6 level. Instrumentation - 22846 (4-7 vertebral SEGMENTS). The fusion goes by LEVEL, the …

Jul 17, 2019 · If the surgeon is working on contiguous spinal levels (e.g., thoracic decompression is at T12 and lumbar decompression at L1), you should report 63046 and 63048. If the levels …

Mar 1, 2015 · Code selection depends on the location and number of vertebral bodies treated. Choose a single initial level code based on the location of the first treated vertebral body …

Nov 15, 2016 · Step 2: If the Levels Cross, Determine Anterior or Posterior Placement. When coding for instrumentation that spans several vertebral segments using rods, cages, plates, …

Aug 17, 2008 · each additional vertebral segment [list separately in addition to code for primary procedure]). Key: This procedure involves four vertebrae (L2, L3, L4 and L5), but the surgeon …

Jun 10, 2020 · The surgeon treated three vertebral segments: L1, L2, L3. The surgeon treated two interspaces: between L1-L2 and L2-L3. Check Out This Laminotomy Example. To illustrate her …

May 20, 2013 · Once you have confirmed the location of the instrumentation, the next step for you is to count at how many levels your surgeon did the instrumentation. “You simply count the …

Nov 15, 2011 · "A pedicle screw construct that runs from L2 to S1 with screws placed at all intervening levels constitutes 5 segment instrumentation and is reported with code 22842. On …