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- Dictionaryin·ter·space
noun
- 1. a space between objects: "volcanic rock that has been crushed into fragments and the interspaces filled with turquoise and oxide of iron"
verb
- 1. put or occupy a space between: "the great four-story houses were interspaced with the ramshackle cottages of the workmen"
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Mar 23, 2011 · 7. Best answers. 0. Apr 7, 2011. #2. For a laminectomy, you would count per interspace as they are removing the lamina in between each segment. In this case, L4-L5 would count as one interspace. And (yes Frosty) the CPT code description tells us whether we count segments or interspaces.
Best answers. 0. Oct 14, 2011. #1. I am being trained on spine surgery coding and I'm not sure I agree with what my trainer is telling me about a certain code. Patient had L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1 laminectomy with L3, L4, L5, S1 bilateral foraminotomies and decompression of neural elements. Diagnosis is stenosis with bilateral radiculopathy.
Jun 10, 2020 · Straighten Out Your Spinal Coding With These Pointers. Remember the difference between vertebral segment, interspace. During her HEALTHCON 2020 presentation “Spinal Surgery Update 2020,” Lynn M. Anderanin, CPC, CPPM, CPC-I, CPMA, COSC, breaks down the basics of spinal anatomy coding, lending some context to the sometimes confusing terms ...
Dec 3, 2015 · The human spine is a complex unit that combines the structures of both the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Understanding the anatomy, terms and definitions, and procedure concepts associated with spinal surgery can make for a considerably smoother coding process. Anatomy of the Spine.
Nov 2, 2018 · In particular, +22840 Posterior non-segmental instrumentation (eg, Harrington rod technique, pedicle fixation across 1 interspace, atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation, sublaminar wiring at C1, facet screw fixation) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) and 22849 Reinsertion of spinal fixation device can cause problems if used inappropriately.
Jun 1, 2016 · Code 22633 describes a posterior lumbar interbody fusion and a posterolateral fusion performed at the same interspace and segment (also called spinal level, such as L4-L5). CPT® introduced 22633 in 2012 to represent the combination of 22630 and 22612 Arthrodesis, posterior or posterolateral technique, single level; lumbar (with lateral ...
Jun 3, 2010 · modifier 51 (Multiple procedures) appended to 22630 to represent the separate nature of the two procedures +22840 (Posterior non-segmental instrumentation [e.g.,Harrington rod technique, pedicle fixation across 1 interspace, atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation, sublaminar wiring at C1, facet screw fixation [List separately in addition to ...
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 22612 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Posterior, Posterolateral or Lateral Transverse Process Technique Arthrodesis Procedures on the Spine (Vertebral Column).
Nov 15, 2016 · Step 1: Determine if theInstrumentation Crosses Spinal Levels. Spinal instrumentation comes in two basic varieties: devices placed within the intervertebral space (that is, the instrumentation is placed between two vertebral segments) or confined to a single vertebral segment, and devices placed across two or more vertebral segments.
The provider places spinal instrumentation in the neck across a single interspace (C1–C2) to correct a spinal deformity during the course of a spinal surgery, such as a spinal fusion, or arthrodesis. For clinical responsibility, terminology, tips and additional info start codify free trial.
