Codes FYI. I called medicare and gave them the codes above and they returned my call and said they would pay for the procedure. I called my doctor and was told the codes 63090, 63091 and 22851 don't exist. The temporary code 090T and 091T are tracable to the AMA site that Harrison listed. I have been informed that the "63" designates a surgerical procedure. If a=b and b=c then a=c. (This I think is uni-dimensional). I think we are chasing our tails and being laughed at. I can not think of any better format to believe right now than a pre-autorization. Someone must have had the procedure with coding on the paperwork to share with us. I do have one more clue that my diagnosis is 722.52 and I hope it is not for removal of any other part than L5.
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(Bill) 14 yrs L5-S1 pain & tear
Discography 2003 DDD
10 yrs. chiropractic
6-14-05 L4/5 & L5/S1 Prodisc Yale New Haven CT Dr. James Yue
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