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Fluoroscopic guided lumbar puncture for intrathecal spinraza injection.

Date: Sep 23, 2020

Question:

The Coding Clinic for HCPCS I used as the reference is the latest guidance on this subject and advised us not to use CPT 96450, as Spinraza is not a chemotherapeutic agent and advised us to use CPT 62322/62323. There is also under National Government Services a description about how to use Spinraza and should be billed using CPT code 96450. Chemotherapy administration, into CNS (intrathecal) requiring and including spinal puncture. I am very confused about what code to use 62322/62323 or 96450. Please advise. 

Question ID : 14469
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