DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2017 Issue 1 (January)

Quick coding chart: Percutaneous and endoscopic decompression of spinal cord: 0275T and 62380

Use two decompression codes to explain the difference between percutaneous and endoscopic services and indirect versus direct visualization for services performed on the spine. The CPT 2017 manual introduced 62380 to describe a decompression performed with an endoscope, which is a direct visualization service. The new manual also revised 0275T to remove language that stated it could be performed with or without an endoscope. It is now a percutaneous, indirect visualization procedure.

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