Patient
is admitted for a spinal fusion at L2-L3. For many years, the patient
has experienced chronic back pain secondary to a herniated disk at
L2-L3, which was removed during the fusion. The physician performed an
XLIF procedure with the insertion of an interbody fusion device. What
codes are applicable?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Feedback: The
correct code assignment is: 722.10, 81.06, 80.51, 81.62, 84.51. Coding
Guideline: When an admission is for a procedure aimed at treating the
underlying condition, a code for the underlying condition should be
assigned as the principal diagnosis. No code from category 338 should be
assigned. In the Index: Displacement, intervertebral disc, lumbar,
lumbosacral 772.10; Fusion, spinal,extreme lateral interbody
fusion(XLIF) 81.06 (code also: any insertion of interbody spinal fusion
device 84.51)Code Also the total number of vertebrae fused; Excision,
disc, herniated 80.51; Fusion, spinal, number of vertebra 81.62.
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