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Patient had a 3-level lumbar fusion L3-S1 with interbody cages at each level. Surgeon also did bilateral foraminotomies at L4-L5 and L5-S1. How should I code this?

2:16 PM

Here's your coding breakdown:

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22630 — Posterior lumbar interbody fusion, L3-L4
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22632 x2 — Each additional level (L4-L5, L5-S1)
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63042 x2 — Bilateral foraminotomies...

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