1. User id : 31882 Posted 1 year ago #
   

   If the surgeon places a PEEK (22851) interbody cage bilaterally which consists of using 2 cages, can I bill 22851 X2 or is it considered one?

2. SuperCoder Posted 1 year ago #
   

   You should apply this code once per interspace. For instance, if the surgeon places two cages or three bone dowels at interspace T11/T12, you should report a single unit of 22851.

   You may report additional units of 22851 for additional interspaces the surgeon treats. For instance, if the surgeon places two cages at T11/T12 and a third cage at T12/L1, you may report 22851 x 2.

   For some payers, you may have to append modifier -59 (Distinct procedural service) to the second unit of 22851 to indicate that it represents instrumentation placed at a separate anatomic location.

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