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Building ICD-10-PCS codes for spinal fusions

Spinal fusion procedures are reported using two different ICD-10-PCS tables, depending on the location of the vertebrae fused. Sarah Nehring, RHIT, CCS, CCDS, breaks down ICD-10-PCS coding for spinal fusions based on details in the operative note.

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