2020年3月3日 · Hi! The repair of the dura would not be coded separately. In the NCCI Policy Manual, Chapter 8, section C.12, there is a good guideline to help with this scenario: If a dural (cerebrospinal fluid) leak occurs during a spinal procedure, repair of the dural leak is …

ICD-10-CM Code for Accidental puncture or laceration of dura during a procedure G97.41 ICD-10 code G97.41 for Accidental puncture or laceration of dura during a procedure is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

2009年10月19日 · Typically no because the dura should not be opened during a lumbar decompression. If the dura is opened it's usually because of a complication (eg, incidental durotomy or dural tear). Therefore, repair of something you inadvertently did during the procedure is not separately billable. Kim Pollock, RN, MBA, CPC KarenZupko & Associates, Inc.

2025年2月17日 · Patient has extensive spine procedure with our Orthopedic spine surgeon. Due to a complication a neurosurgeon was asked to come in and do an incidental durotomy. The neurosurgeon did only the durotomy piece and then scrubbed out. Our provider "continued with the rest of his case" Our provider...

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 63707 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord.

2021年10月8日 · I understand that if a durotomy occurs during a spinal surgery that it is considered incidental and not billable. However, If the surgeon discovers a durotomy during a spinal surgery that did not occur during the surgical session, is the repair billable? Let's say it was caused by a procedure performed on a previous day or in a previous surgery.

2008年7月20日 · Possible new incidental durotomy code choices would prove useful for those who code spine surgery, says Heidi Stout, CPC, CCS-P, director of orthopedic coding services at The Coding Network. You may see your surgeon use terms such as "incidental durotomy" or "dural tear" for an unintended dura mater tear during spine surgery.

2016年7月6日 · An incidental durotomy was discovered while attempting to cannulate the left l2 pedicle. A hemilaminotomy and partial 1/3 facetectomy was completed to expose a small 2mm tear at the nerve root sleeve. Using microsurgical technique this durotomy was repaired primarily with a single figure 8 6.0 prolene suture.

ICD-10 code G96.11 for Dural tear is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -Other disorders of the nervous system .

2011年2月16日 · If we have a pt that is having a laminectomy of the Lumbar region and the suregeon creates a tear in the dura and has to repair it can he charge a 63707-63710 with a -59 modifier. I think it would be a complication of the procedure and would not be seperatly identifiable due to being a complication.