Local Coverage Article Billing and Coding

Billing and Coding: Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement

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General Information

Article ID
A56390
Article Title
Billing and Coding: Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
05/06/2019
Revision Effective Date
01/01/2023
Revision Ending Date
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Retirement Date
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CMS National Coverage Policy

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1833(e) prohibits Medicare payment for any claim lacking the necessary information to process that claim

Article Guidance

Article Text

The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement L37826. 

Coding Information

CPT/HCPCS Codes

Group 1

(4 Codes)
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Group 1 Codes
CodeDescription
22857 TOTAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY (ARTIFICIAL DISC), ANTERIOR APPROACH, INCLUDING DISCECTOMY TO PREPARE INTERSPACE (OTHER THAN FOR DECOMPRESSION); SINGLE INTERSPACE, LUMBAR
22860 TOTAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY (ARTIFICIAL DISC), ANTERIOR APPROACH, INCLUDING DISCECTOMY TO PREPARE INTERSPACE (OTHER THAN FOR DECOMPRESSION); SECOND INTERSPACE, LUMBAR (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)
22862 REVISION INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF TOTAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY (ARTIFICIAL DISC), ANTERIOR APPROACH, SINGLE INTERSPACE; LUMBAR
0165T REVISION INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF TOTAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY (ARTIFICIAL DISC), ANTERIOR APPROACH, EACH ADDITIONAL INTERSPACE, LUMBAR (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)

CPT/HCPCS Modifiers

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ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

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ICD-10-CM Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity

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ICD-10-PCS Codes

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Additional ICD-10 Information

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Bill Type Codes

Contractors may specify Bill Types to help providers identify those Bill Types typically used to report this service. Absence of a Bill Type does not guarantee that the article does not apply to that Bill Type. Complete absence of all Bill Types indicates that coverage is not influenced by Bill Type and the article should be assumed to apply equally to all claims.

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Revenue Codes

Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report this service. In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory. Unless specified in the article, services reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination. Complete absence of all Revenue Codes indicates that coverage is not influenced by Revenue Code and the article should be assumed to apply equally to all Revenue Codes.

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Other Coding Information

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Revision History Information

Revision History DateRevision History NumberRevision History Explanation
01/01/2023 R5

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes deleted 0163T, added 22860, and the description was revised for 22857 and 22862. 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 0163T and 22857. This revision is due to the 2022 Annual CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is effective on January 1, 2022.

10/15/2020 R3

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Paragraph removed the verbiage “0163T and 0165T are referenced in the Non-Covered Category III CPT Codes L34555 Local Coverage Determination (LCD).”

10/17/2019 R2

This article is being revised in order to adhere to CMS requirements per chapter 13, section 13.5.1 of the Program Integrity Manual, to remove all coding from LCDs and incorporate into related Billing and Coding Articles. Regulations regarding billing and coding were removed from the CMS National Coverage Policy section of the related Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement L37826 LCD and placed in this article. Typographical errors were corrected throughout the article.

05/06/2019 R1

All coding located in the Coding Information section has been removed from the related Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement L37826 LCD and added to this article.

Associated Documents

Related Local Coverage Documents
LCDs
L37826 - Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement
Related National Coverage Documents
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Updated On Effective Dates Status
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12/28/2021 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022 Superseded View
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Keywords

  • Artificial disc
  • Lumbar
  • LADR