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Billing and Coding: Lumbar Spinal Fusion for Instability and Degenerative Disc Conditions

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Article Title
Billing and Coding: Lumbar Spinal Fusion for Instability and Degenerative Disc Conditions
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
10/03/2018
Revision Effective Date
01/01/2023
Revision Ending Date
03/28/2024
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03/28/2024

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This Billing and Coding Article provides billing and coding guidance for Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L33382, Lumbar Spinal Fusion for Instability and Degenerative Disc Conditions. Please refer to the LCD for reasonable and necessary requirements. 

Coding Guidelines

Notice: It is not appropriate to bill Medicare for services that are not covered (as described by the entire LCD) as if they are covered. When billing for non-covered services, use the appropriate modifier. 

Documentation Requirements

  1. All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record and made available to the contractor upon request.
  2. Every page of the record must be legible and include appropriate patient identification information (e.g., complete name, dates of service[s]). The documentation must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care to the patient.
  3. The submitted medical record must support the use of the selected ICD-10-CM code(s). The submitted CPT/HCPCS code must describe the service performed.
  4. Medical record documentation maintained by the physician must include the following:
    • Complete operative report outlining operative approach used and all the components of the spine surgery.
    • Documentation of the history and duration of unsuccessful conservative therapy (non-surgical medical management) (for example, duration and outcomes of physiotherapy, injection therapy, anatomic factors influencing the decision for surgery, etc.) when applicable. Failure of non-surgical medical management can be historical and does not have to be under the direction of the operating surgeon.
    • Interpretation and reports for X-rays, MRI’s, CT’s, etc.
    • Medical clearance reports (as applicable). 

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The following ICD-10-PCS codes associated with the services outlined in this Billing and Coding Article will not have diagnosis code limitations applied at this time.

Part A ICD-10 PCS codes

0RGA0A0 Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with interbody fusion device, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach 

0RGA0AJ Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with interbody fusion device, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG0070 Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG0071 Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

0SG007J Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG00AJ Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with interbody fusion device, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG00A0 Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with interbody fusion device, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG00J0 Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with synthetic substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG00J1 Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with synthetic substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

0SG00JJ Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with synthetic substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG00K0 Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG00K1 Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

0SG00KJ Fusion of lumbar vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG1070 Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with autologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG1071 Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

0SG107J Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG10A0 Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with interbody fusion device, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG10AJ Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with interbody fusion device, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG10J0 Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with synthetic substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG10J1 Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with synthetic substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

0SG10JJ Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with synthetic substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG10K0 Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG10K1 Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

0SG10KJ Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG3070 Fusion of lumbosacral joint with autologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG3071 Fusion of lumbosacral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

0SG307J Fusion of lumbosacral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG30A0 Fusion of lumbosacral joint with interbody fusion device, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG30AJ Fusion of lumbosacral joint with interbody fusion device, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG30J0 Fusion of lumbosacral joint with synthetic substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG30J1 Fusion of lumbosacral joint with synthetic substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

0SG30JJ Fusion of lumbosacral joint with synthetic substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG30K0 Fusion of lumbosacral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG30K1 Fusion of lumbosacral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

0SG30KJ Fusion of lumbosacral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

0SG504Z Fusion of sacrococcygeal joint with internal fixation device, open approach

0SG507Z Fusion of sacrococcygeal joint with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

0SG50JZ Fusion of sacrococcygeal joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

0SG50KZ Fusion of sacrococcygeal joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

0SG604Z Fusion of coccygeal joint with internal fixation device, open approach

0SG607Z Fusion of coccygeal joint with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

0SG60JZ Fusion of coccygeal joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

0SG60KZ Fusion of coccygeal joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

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03/28/2024 R3

The article is retired effective for dates of service on and after 03/28/2024. This is in response to an analysis of the article.

01/01/2023 R2

Article revised and published on 01/26/2023 effective for dates of service on and after 01/01/2023 to reflect the Annual HCPCS/CPT Code Updates. For the following CPT codes either the short description and/or the long description was changed. Depending on which description is used in this article, there may not be any change in how the code displays: 22630, 22632, 22633, and 22634 in Group 1 Codes.

01/01/2022 R1

Article revised and published 1/20/2022 effective for dates of service on and after 01/01/2022 to reflect the Annual HCPCS/CPT Code Updates. The following CPT codes have been added to the Article in the CPT/HCPCS Codes, Group 1 Codes: 63052, 63053. A statement was also added to the CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1 Paragraph to reflect that 63052 and 63053 are add-on codes. For the following Group 1 CPT codes either the short description and/or the long description was changed. Depending on which description is used in this article, there may not be any change in how the code displays: 22533, 22534, 22558, 22585, 22612, 22614, 22630, 22632, 22633, 22634, 22800, 22802, 22804, 22808, 22810, 22812. Minor formatting changes have been made throughout the article.

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