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Medical Coding

Category - 60,000 Series

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A young man has to have a lumbar spinal tap performed to obtain cerebrospinal fluid. This will be done with a needle for diagnostic purposes so that the fluid can be tested. What is the correct code for this procedure?
  1. 62269
  2. 62270
  3. 62272
  4. 62273
Explanation
Answer: B - 62270 is the correct code for a diagnostic lumbar spinal puncture.

Code 62269 is incorrect because this is the code for a biopsy of the spinal cord with a percutaneous needle. Code 62272 is incorrect because this is the code for a therapeutic spinal puncture for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid by needle or by catheter. Code 62273 is incorrect because this code is for the injection/epidural of blood or clot patch
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