Rebecca Jaeger asked:
From L4-S1 that is 3 segments and 2 interspaces. In a spinal arthrodesis on L4-S1 we only use two codes to code the fusion even though there are 3 segments. Is this because we are only counting the interspaces?
Answer:
I found this article that I think will be extremely helpful.
<http://library.ahima.org/doc?oid=105661#.W70VHHtKjIU>
From L4-S1 that is 3 segments and 2 interspaces. In a spinal arthrodesis on L4-S1 we only use two codes to code the fusion even though there are 3 segments. Is this because we are only counting the interspaces?
Answer:
I found this article that I think will be extremely helpful.
<http://library.ahima.org/doc?oid=105661#.W70VHHtKjIU>
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