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Q1.Procedure name:
Anterior Cervical discectomy and fusion -22551/22254
Anterior discectomy cervical 3-4 -22551/22254
Interbody placement 3-4 -
Anterior plating cervical 3 to cervical 4
Arthrodesis cervical 3-4- 22551/22254
Nonstructural allograft -20930
Intraoperative fluorscopy
Postoperative Diagnosis : Cervical Spondylitic myelopathy resulting in incomplete spinal cord injury
Coding Approach based on truecoder
Q2.Procedure name:
Posterior spinal fusion cervical 1-3 -22600,22614*2
Segmental Instrumentation cervical 1,2,3 - 22842
Arthrodesis cervical 1-2,2-3 - 22600,22614*2
Nonstructural allograft -20930
Intraoperative 
fluoroscopy
Postoperative Diagnosis : Traumatic unstable fracture of cervical 1,cervical 2, extensive ligamentous injury, traumatic spinal listhesis cervical 2-3
Coding Approach based on truecoder
Q3.Procedure name:
Cervical 3 Laminectomy - 63001
Cervical 4 Laminectomy - 63001
Postoperative Diagnosis : Severe cervical stenosis, cervical hematoma cord, signal change
Coding Approach based on truecoder
Q4.Procedure name:
Posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion 4-6 - 63015
Segmental instrumentation cervical 4,5,6 -22842
Arthrodesis cervical 4-5,5-6 - 22600,22614*2
Laminectomy cervical 4,5,6 - 63015
Nonstructural allograft -20930

Anterior cervical laminectomy and fusion 4-5,5-6-
Anterior discectomy cervical 4-5,5-6 with interbody placement-
Anterior Plating cervical 4,5,6 with anterior instrumentation-22845
Non structural allograft- 20930
Postoperative Diagnosis : Severe cervical stenosis 4-5,5-6 , Incomplete spinal cord injury
Cervical myelopathy
Coding Approach based on truecoder
Q5.Procedure name:
Removal of orthopedic hardware - 22849
Intraoperative fluoroscopy -



 
Postoperative Diagnosis : Radiculopathy from orthopedic hardware
Q6.Procedure name:
Posterior fossa craniotomy for evacuation of acute subdural hematoma - 61154
Replacement of Cranial Flap - Endogenous skull will not be coded




 
Postoperative Diagnosis : Ruptured dural AV fistula, secured by inteventional radiology, BIlateral subdural hematomas with significant mass defect adn brain stem compression
Q7.Procedure name:
Left-sided hemicraniectomy
Duraplasty
Intracranial Placement





 
Postoperative Diagnosis : Cytotoxic edema from left side MCA stroke, uncal hernaition, brainstem compression, mass defect, subfalcine herniation
Q8.Procedure name:
Closure of Complex scalp wound -13120, Length of repair require
 
Postoperative Diagnosis : Gunshot wound to the head
Q9.Procedure name:
Posterior Cervical Arthrodesis C4,C5 and C6 - 22600,22614*2
Posterior lateral fixation with lateral masses screw at C4,C5,C6- 22842
Arthrodesis with tempest allograft bone matrix and morselized autograft-20930 
Decompressive cervical laminectomies at C4,C5,C6.-63015


 
Postoperative Diagnosis :
Cervical spondylosis
Cervical stenosis
Recurrent Myelopathy


 
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Q10.Procedure name:
Right ventriculostomy - 61107
 
Postoperative Diagnosis :
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Hydrocephalus


 
Q11.Procedure name:
Flexible Cystoscopy with removal of left ureteral stent -52310
 
Postoperative Diagnosis :
Urosepsis

 
Q12.Procedure name:
Scrotal exploration with drainage of scrotal abscess.55100/55110
 
Postoperative Diagnosis :
Scrotal abscess

 
Q13.Procedure name:
Cystoscopy,Placement of 4.8-multilength stent on the right with right schokwa
 
Postoperative Diagnosis :
Scrotal abscess

 
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