AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 4 (April)

Nervous System/Surgery (April 2003)

April 2003 page 27a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Nervous System/Surgery, 62290, 72295 (Q&A) Question Which CPT codes should be reported for a lumbar discography at L2-3, L3-4, L4-5, and L5-S1 levels? Would the appropriate code be reported more than once since the procedure is performed at four different levels? Is the radiological interpretation an inclusive component to the primary procedure, or is it separately reported? AMA Comment The discography procedure performed at the L2-3, L3-4, L4-5 and L5-S1 levels may be reported with code 62290, Injection procedure for diskography, each level; lumbar. This code should be reported four...

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