LDR Holding has announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel accepted the addition of Category I code 22858X for two-level cervical arthroplasty procedures. The coding change will be effective on January 1, 2015; the Category III code 0092T will be eliminated.
The North American Spine Society supported the application as part of its efforts to support evidence-based medicine and fair coding and reimbursement decisions. LDR’s Mobi-C, which is designed to facilitate both independent and coupled motions similar to natural cervical spine motion, is the only FDA approved cervical disc for both one and two-level cervical arthroplasty procedures.
LDR President and CEO Christophe Lavigne told OTW, “This is an important event for the spine industry, this coding change will provide broader access for patients suffering from both one and two-level cervical disc disease and ease the burdens often faced due to coding and reimbursement policies.”
