ISASS Policy Statement – Cervical Interbody Kern Singh, MD Minimally Invasive Spine Insitute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City, NY This paper was originally published here. A PDF version of this Policy Statement can be accessed here. Introduction By: Morgan Lorio, MD, FACS, Chair, ISASS Task Force on Coding & Reimbursement In 2011, CPT code 22551 was revised to combine or bundle CPT codes 63075 and 22554 when both procedures were performed at the same site/same surgical session. The add on code +22552 is used to report each additional interspace. 2014 heralded a downward pressure on this now prime target
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