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 ...

There are significant changes to the Current Procedural Terminology codes for orthopedic and spine surgeons in 2011, according to an article in AAOS Now. The information provided should be utilized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It can be complex and confusing to accurately code spine procedures. As a number of codes may be appropriate for ...

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 ...

Often, a physician will decide to perform a subchondroplasty during arthroscopic joint surgery to treat subchondral bone defects (microfractures). A version of this article was first published April 1 ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Tulsa Spine and Specialty Hospital has ...

The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) is certainly creating a lot of noise. The critical issue with the MPFS that no one talks about — also known as Medicare Part B — is there is not a ...