Update spine_coder/spine_coder_core.py

spine_coder/spine_coder_core.py

@@ -410,13 +410,15 @@ def suggest_with_cpt_billing(note: str, payer: str = "Medicare", top_k: int = 10
         r"|"
         r"\bbilateral\b(?!\s*(pedicle|screw|screws|rod|rods|instrumentation|hardware))"
     )
+
     case_laterality = "na"
-    if _has(t, bilateral_procedure_pat):
-        case_laterality = "bilateral"
-    elif _has(t, r"\bleft[- ]sided|\bleft\b"):
+    if _has(t, r"\bleft[- ]sided|\bleft\b"):
         case_laterality = "left"
     elif _has(t, r"\bright[- ]sided|\bright\b"):
         case_laterality = "right"
+    elif _has(t, bilateral_procedure_pat):
+        case_laterality = "bilateral"
+
 
     return {
         "payer": payer,