LCD Reference Article Billing and Coding Article

Billing and Coding: Cervical Disc Replacement

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Article ID
A57021
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Article Title
Billing and Coding: Cervical Disc Replacement
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
10/28/2019
Revision Effective Date
01/01/2024
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Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1833(e) prohibits Medicare payment for any claim lacking the necessary information to process that claim.

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The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Cervical Disc Replacement L38033.

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CPT/HCPCS Codes

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Note: Providers are reminded to refer to the long descriptors of the CPT®/HCPCS codes in their CPT® book.

Group 1 Codes
Code Description
22856 Tot disc arthrp 1ntrspc crv
22858 Tot disc arthrp 2nd lvl crv
22861 Rev rplcm arthrp 1ntrspc crv
0098T Rev artific disc addl

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Code Description
97010 Hot or cold packs therapy
97012 Mechanical traction therapy
97014 Electric stimulation therapy
97016 Vasopneumatic device therapy
97018 Paraffin bath therapy
97022 Whirlpool therapy
97024 Diathermy eg microwave
97026 Infrared therapy
97028 Ultraviolet therapy
97032 Appl modality 1+estim ea 15
97033 App mdlty 1+iontphrsis ea 15
97034 App mdlty 1+cntrst bth ea 15
97035 App mdlty 1+ultrasound ea 15
97036 App mdlty 1+hubbrd tnk ea 15
97039 Unlisted modality
97110 Therapeutic exercises
97112 Neuromuscular reeducation
97113 Aquatic therapy/exercises
97116 Gait training therapy
97124 Massage therapy
97129 Ther ivntj 1st 15 min
97130 Ther ivntj ea addl 15 min
97139 Unlisted therapeutic px
97140 Manual therapy 1/> regions
97150 Group therapeutic procedures
97151 Bhv id assmt by phys/qhp
97152 Bhv id suprt assmt by 1 tech
97153 Adaptive behavior tx by tech
97154 Grp adapt bhv tx by tech
97155 Adapt behavior tx phys/qhp
97156 Fam adapt bhv tx gdn phy/qhp
97157 Mult fam adapt bhv tx gdn
97158 Grp adapt bhv tx by phy/qhp
97161 Pt eval low complex 20 min
97162 Pt eval mod complex 30 min
97163 Pt eval high complex 45 min
97164 Pt re-eval est plan care
97165 Ot eval low complex 30 min
97166 Ot eval mod complex 45 min
97167 Ot eval high complex 60 min
97168 Ot re-eval est plan care
97169 Athletic trn eval low cmplx
97170 Athletic trn eval mod cmplx
97171 Athletic trn eval high cmplx
97172 Athletic trn re-eval plan cr
97530 Therapeutic activities
97533 Sensory integration
97535 Self care mngment training
97537 Community/work reintegration
97542 Wheelchair mngment training
97545 Work hardening
97546 Work hardening add-on
0095T Rmvl artific disc addl crvcl
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ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

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Group 1 Codes
Code Description
G54.2 Cervical root disorders, not elsewhere classified
G54.9 Nerve root and plexus disorder, unspecified
M48.02 Spinal stenosis, cervical region
M50.01 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region
M50.021 Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with myelopathy
M50.022 Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with myelopathy
M50.023 Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with myelopathy
M50.11 Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region
M50.121 Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with radiculopathy
M50.122 Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with radiculopathy
M50.123 Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with radiculopathy
M50.21 Other cervical disc displacement, high cervical region
M50.221 Other cervical disc displacement at C4-C5 level
M50.222 Other cervical disc displacement at C5-C6 level
M50.223 Other cervical disc displacement at C6-C7 level
M50.31 Other cervical disc degeneration, high cervical region
M50.321 Other cervical disc degeneration at C4-C5 level
M50.322 Other cervical disc degeneration at C5-C6 level
M50.323 Other cervical disc degeneration at C6-C7 level
M53.1 Cervicobrachial syndrome
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Group 1 Codes
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Z98.1 Arthrodesis status
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Revision History Information

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01/01/2024 R8

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 3: Codes deleted 97037 as this code was added in error. This revision is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/24.

01/01/2024 R7

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 3: Codes the description was revised for 97032, 97033, 97034, 97035 and 97036 and added 97037. This revision is due to the 2024 Annual/Q1 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/24.

03/23/2023 R6

Formatting errors were corrected throughout the article.

01/01/2023 R5

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for 22856, 22858, and 22861. Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 3: Codes the description was revised for 97039 and 97139. This revision is due to the 2023 Annual/Q1 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/23.

01/01/2022 R4

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for codes 22856 and 22858. This revision is due to the Annual CPT/HCPCS update and is effective on 1/1/22.

06/17/2021 R3

Under CMS National Coverage Policy added regulation Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1833(e).

01/01/2021 R2

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for code 22861. This revision is due to the Q1 2021 CPT/HCPCS code update and has a retroactive effective date of 1/1/21.

01/01/2020 R1

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 2: Codes deleted CPT® code 0375T. Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 3: Codes added CPT® codes 97129 and 97130. CPT® code 97127 was deleted. This revision is due to the Annual CPT®/HCPCS Code Update and becomes effective on 1/1/20.

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