The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting. Cage implants are used in fusion procedures to replace the vertebral body the surgeon resects ...

Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedures are coded 22630 for a lumbar initial interspace arthrodesis, posterior interbody technique, which ...

CPT codes for spine surgery may not always fit circumstances, and in some cases this prompts calls for reforms. One of those codes, CPT 62380 has the attention of some spine surgeons. The code, for ...

1. Who performs a spinal fusion? An orthopedic surgeon who is familiar with surgeries on the spine performs spinal fusion. 2. Where is spinal surgery done? In a hospital or an ambulatory surgery ...