2022年4月12日 · L4-5, L5-S1 = 64493, 64494. Per CMS guidelines: Facet joint - A diarthrodial joint in the spinal column (also called the zygapophysial joint or z-joint), producing the …

2016年9月13日 · I have a physician who documented radio-frequency ablation for "levels L4, L5 and S1." I understood this to be 3 levels and the doctor says this is only 2 levels. I understand …

2012年3月11日 · I need some help coding Bilateral Radiofrequency Ablation Injections The op note I am coding is as follows: Lumbar selective Facet Medial Branch Radiofrequency under …

2016年8月1日 · Question: During the same operative session, the orthopedic surgeon performed the following procedures: L4-L5 discectomy, L5-S1 discectomy, L4-L5 transforaminal interbody …

2017年10月30日 · Hello, I am wondering if anyone can give clarification on whether MBB performed on L3, L4, L5, and S1 (on the sacral ala) is coded as 64493 64494 and 64495 or …

2013年2月12日 · L4 medial branch and L5 medial branch innervating the L5-S1 facet joint as seen below in AMA CPT Assistant, The procedure note you provided would support 64493 …

2013年9月1日 · Spine procedure coding can make even the most confident coder squirm. But spine procedure coding doesn’t have to be difficult.

2016年6月1日 · Although Medicare guidelines disallow modifier 59 when decompression and fusion are performed at the same interspace, it may be used when the procedures are …

2008年12月1日 · Posterior Approaches A posterior approach gains access to the spine through an incision in the back (or the back of the neck) with the patient prone or face down. In the …

2020年11月14日 · L5-S1 is the same level - the foramen and the epidural space are between any two vertebral segments, so it requires two vertebrae to identify each single level - the L5 …