Robin to answer your question yes I believe that you are right that in the wording above the codes will not go into effect until July and will not be published or implemented for payment until then. This is why everyone seems to not know they exist. They do not exist for anyone to find since they are not supposed to be in effect yet. I dont know about the old code being able to be used til then. I do know that there are folks who have had ADR that had WC and have had their claims paid.
Kim
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Kim
Herniated disc L5/S1 2000 Discectomy 10/2003 Rhizotomy 8/2004 and 3/2005Discogram 11/04 grade 7 tear L5/S1
L4/L5 Grade 5 tear with herniation and stenosis
Evaluated by Dr Blumenthal at TBI
2/2005 ADR 2 level recommended
2 level lumbar fusion
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