DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2012 Issue 2 (February)

Ask a Part B News Expert: 63707, 63709

Is it correct to bill 63707(repair of dural/cerebrospinal fluid leak, not requiring laminectomy) or 63709 (repair of dural/cerebrospinal fluid leak or pseudomeningocele, with laminectomy) with modifier 59 (distinct procedural service) if a neurosurgeon breaches dura mater in the brain or spine during surgery?

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