Course Code: REL-RCC-AMA-014
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Recall the core concepts of CPT procedure coding for spine procedures.
Navigate the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codebook to locate codes for spine procedures.
Apply the coding guidelines and category-specific requirements to assign codes for common spine procedures using the CPT code set.
Recognize when certain spine procedures should be coded separately.
Identify the correct modifier when modifier assignment is appropriate.
Outline:
Musculoskeletal System: Spinal Procedures
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview
Vertebral Column Anatomy
Why are Spinal Procedures Performed?
How Are Spinal Procedures Performed?
Approach and Visualization Definitions
Documentation Elements
Spine Procedure Terminology
Review
Section 3: Guidelines
CPT Guidelines: Spine Procedures
Spinal Procedures Coding Guidelines
Other Coding Guidelines
Modifiers
Review
Section 4: Coding Spinal Procedures
Arthrodesis
Arthrodesis Codes
Bone Grafts
Bone Graft Codes
Segmental and Nonsegmental Instrumentation
Arthroplasty
Nervous System Spine Procedures
Selecting Spine Procedure Codes
Review
Section 5: Coding Application: Spinal Procedures
Case Study 1
Case Study 2
Case Study 3
Case Study 4
Case Study 5
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Reviewer: Cate King, JM, CPCO, CCS, CCS-P, CHTS-PW, CPC, CIC, CRC, CPC-I
Catrena "Cate" is the Curriculum Designer for Revenue Cycle and Coding at Relias. She holds a Juris Master with a concentration in Healthcare Regulations from Florida State University’s College of Law, and has over twenty years of revenue cycle management, coding, and compliance experience.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Healthcare Billing and Coding; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.