Staphylococcal infections are usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus. However, the incidence of infections due to Staphylococcus epidermidis and other coagulase-negative staphylococci has also been steadily rising. The image below depicts embolic lesions in patient with Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.ackground. Staphylococcal infections are usually caused by the organism Staphylococcus aureus. However, the incidence of infections due to Staphylococcus epidermidis and other coagulase-negative staphylococci has been steadily increasing in recent years.
A. CCI edits include the code for the removal of the stent, CPTÂ® code 52310, Cystourethroscopy, with removal of foreign body, calculus, or ureteral stent from urethra or bladder (separate procedure); simple and its counterpart CPTÂ® code 52315 complicated into the insertion CPTÂ® code 52332 Cystourethroscopy, with insertion of indwelling ureteral stent (e.g., Gibbons or double-J type).
DiscectomyâDiscectomy is the removal of the intervertebral disc material that is placing pressure on neural elements. In the description of discectomy, CPT states that some form of decompression of the spinal cord may also take place along with removal of osteophytes. CPT describes code 63075 as âDiskectomy, anterior, with decompression of spinal cord and/or nerve root(s), including osteophytectomy; cervical, single interspace.â. The AAOS Global Service Data (GSD) Book provides further insight into what could also be included in code 63075.