Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Heber Humberto Alfaro Pachicano, Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli, John C Elfar, Stefan Landgraeber, Joachim Oertel, Stefan Hellinger, Álvaro Dowling, Paulo Sérgio Teixeira De Carvalho, Max R F Ramos, Helton Defino, João Paulo Bergamaschi, Paul Houle, Nicola Montemurro, Christopher Yeung, Marcelo Brito, Douglas P Beall, Gerd Ivanic, Zhang Xifeng, Zhen-Zhou Li, Hyeun-Sung Kim, Jin-Sung L Kim, Morgan P Lorio
BACKGROUND: Effective 1 January 2017, single-level endoscopic lumbar discectomy received a Category I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 62380. However, no work relative value units (RVUs) are currently assigned to the procedure. An international team of endoscopic spine surgeons conducted a study, endorsed by several spine societies, analyzing the learning curve, difficulty, psychological intensity, and estimated work RVUs of endoscopic lumbar spinal decompression compared with other common lumbar spine surgeries...
April 27, 2024: International Journal of Spine Surgery