Lumbar Coding: From Decompression to Instrumentation

Target Audience and Course Overview

Target Audience: Residents, Neurosurgeons, and those submitting cases and codes to ABNS.

Course Description: Lumbar Coding: From Decompression to Instrumentation provides the building blocks necessary to understand and apply basic coding principles for lumbar cases. Beginning with the fundamental approach of diagnosis to the complex application of instrumentation codes, this coding module is ideal for residents learning coding, especially early career neurosurgeons who are beginning to collect and code their cases for American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) case logs.

Faculty Information

Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH, FAANS
Mark E. Oppenlander, MD
Anand Veeravagu, MD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Select and apply the appropriate diagnostic codes for lumbar spine cases
Interpret the intricacies involved in coding instrumentation and surgical procedures for the lumbar spine
Compile, manage and accurately code lumbar surgery cases for ABNS case logs.

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand
	Expires on Nov 20, 2026


Cost:	Member: $49.00 Non-Member: $79.00 Resident: $0.00


Credit Offered:	1 CME Credit