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Anesthesia During Kyphoplasty
Published on Tue Aug 13, 2013
Question: Our providers offer kyphoplasty in the office setting. One physician performs the kyphoplasty and another physician or a CRNA provides anesthesia. Is this billable, and can the physician doing the kyphoplasty also be the supervisor for the CRNA? Codify Subscriber Answer: CPT® includes three codes for kyphoplasty, based on the spinal site and number of vertebral bodies treated: 22523 [...]