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javeds

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Patient suffers from L5/S1 herniated disc. Physician performed left L5/S1 semihemilaminectomy, medial facetectomy, and proximal foraminotomy. Physician also performed a discectomy. He used an intraoperative microscope for the entire procedure. Assign the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and CPT procedure codes.

Question 2

The ___________________ ___________ was created by CMS and is used to prevent unbundling of CPT codes.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

M51.26, 63030, 69990

Answer to Question 2

NCCI



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