The following articles appeared in SpineLine, the clinical & news magazine of the North American Spine Society. They were written by members of the NASS Coding Committee and are provided here as a resource to NASS Members. 

2010

• 2010 CPT Coding and Medicare Reimbursement Changes 
• AMA RUC Five-Year Review Process 
• The Modern Medicine Show: The FDA Approval Process for
  Medical Devices 

• 2009 CPT Changes for Spine Procedures   
• Coding Facet Joint Neurotomy or Denervation 
• Trends in Bundling 
• Facet Joint Injections and Facet Nerve Blocks 
• Coding for Surgical Correction of Spinal Deformity 
• Coding Transpedicular Approach for Lumbar Posterolateral, Extradural Exploration/Decompression (63056-63057) versus Percutaneous Disc Decompression (62287) versus Annuloplasty (22526-22527)

 2008

• Coding Percutaneous Disc Procedures: Annuloplasty vs Percutaneous Disc Decompression  
• Category III AMA CPT Codes  
• Epidurography, Radiologic Supervision and Interpretation  
• Coding Consecutive Levels of Junctional Spine Surgery  
• Surface EMG 
• Coding for Endoscopic Decompression 

2007

• Moderate Sedation  
• How Much Bone Resection is Necessary to Code for a Corpectomy?  
• New CPT/Fluoroscopy Codes for Injection Procedures  
• Coding Help is a Mouse Click Away 
• Spinal Facet Joint Injections and Nerve Blocks
• Coding for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Arthrodesis and Instrumentation

2006

• Coding a Burst Fracture  
• Lateral Extracavitary Codes   
• Sacroiliac Joint Injection   
• Coding XLIF  
• New CPT Codes for Percutaneous Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty  

2005

• Lumbar Provcation Discography  
• What is the Correct Code for Laminoplasty?  
• Coding for Contrast Agents  
• Cervical Reconstruction Coding  
• What is the Correct Code for Disc Arthroplasty?  
  
• Coding Lumbar Fusion Procedures  

2004

• New Code for Lateral Extracavitary Technique  
• Evaluation and Management Service on the Same Day as a Procedure  
• Clarifying Fluoroscopic Guidance Codes 76003 and 76005  
• Relief in Sight for 76005 Denials?  
• Coding Paravertebral Facet Joint Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent   
• Clarifying Code 22851  

2003

• CPT Coding Changes for 2003   
• Consultation vs Referral: Are You Still Questioning Which is Appropriate?
• NASS National Advocacy on Coding and Reimbursement Issues   
• Cervical/Thoracic Anterior Procedures
• Kyphoplasty
• Anterior Cervical Procedures

2002

• Coding for a Physician Assistant  
• New Trigger Point Code Introduced; Same-Day vs Two-day Operative Coding; Using the Group Procedure Code  
• Cervical Fracture Coding Scenario; Trigger Point Code Clarification  
• Modifiers
• Appropriate Use of Modifiers, in Particular, Modifier -25  
• NASS CPT Assistant Coding Consultation Q&A  

2001

• New Codes for Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebroplasty  
• Modifier Recommended when Coding Lumbar Laminectomy and
  Lumbar Arthrodesis  
• Cervical Facet Joint Injection  
• Anterior/Posterior Interbody Technique Reporting Surgery
  Musckuloskeletal System  
• Medicare Bundles Codes; Coding Cosurgeon Procedures  
• AMA CPT Code Changes for 2002 

2000

• Discography Supervision & Interpretation Change in Ruling
• Is Exploration of a Spinal Fusion (22830) Included in Arthrodesis (22612)