AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 3 (March)
Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A) (March 2015)
March 2015 page 10 Surgery: Nervous System Question: Is it appropriate to report code 62287 when a percutaneous discectomy is performed at three levels? Answer: Yes. Although it is unusual to have a three-level disc herniation requiring open decompression, this would be reported with code 62287, Decompression procedure, percutaneous, of nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disc, any method utilizing needle based technique to remove disc material under fluoroscopic imaging or other form of indirect visualization, with the use of an endoscope, with discography and/or epidural injection(s) at the treated level(s), when performed, single or multiple levels, lumbar. Code 62287 would...
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Article Overview
This article is a short CPT coding question-and-answer piece from CPT Assistant focused on nervous system surgery reporting. It discusses whether a percutaneous disc procedure at multiple levels is captured by a single surgical code and clarifies the scope of the guidance for reporting the service in a multilevel setting. The article is useful for coders, auditors, and billing professionals who work with spine and neurosurgical procedure coding and want to understand the article’s topic before consulting the full text.
Why This Topic Matters
Multilevel spine procedures can create reporting questions, and this article addresses a common coding scenario in a concise Q&A format. It helps readers determine whether the premium content is relevant to their coding issue and signals that the guidance is tied to CPT-based nervous system surgery reporting.
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March 2015 page 10
Introduces the issue presented in this CPT Assistant page and frames the nervous system surgery coding question discussed in the article.
What You Will Learn
- How the article frames reporting questions for a percutaneous disc procedure in a nervous system surgery context.
- The general scope of guidance for multilevel spine procedure coding.
- What type of CPT Assistant content is covered on this page.
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Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing specialists
- Coding auditors
- Neurosurgery coding professionals
- Spine procedure coding staff
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