DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2024 Issue 6 (June)

Q&A: OK to separately bill return to OR for repair of recurrent dural tear on later date

Question: During a spinal procedure, a tear in the dura caused a spinal fluid leak, which the surgeon repaired while still in the OR. We did not bill separately for that repair. However, the leak recurred on a later date of service and the surgeon brought the patient back to the OR to repair the dural tear a second time. Would that service be separately billable?

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