tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 4

CODING ~ Introduction Of 'T' Code A Good Sign For This Spinal Stenosis Treatment

Welcome these new category III codes for 'X Stop' procedures. January is a time to adjust to new and revised CPT codes, and neurosurgery practices will have a lot to digest this month -- thanks to the overflow of neurosurgery-related changes in the latest CPT manual.The lowdown: One of the biggest changes for neurosurgery coders is that there is now a temporary code to represent X Stop procedures. Also, there are now permanent codes for a new nerve regeneration procedure. These new codes took effect on Jan. 1, and CPT expects coders to start using them right away...

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