CPT nixes some electrode and joint injection codes, but replaces with better options
Published on Sat Nov 21, 2009
New choices help streamline neurostimulator electrode and paravertebral facet injection coding. Get ready for the new year with new CPT codes for neurostimulator electrode removal and revision and paravertebral facet joint injections that will boost your coding accuracy. Here's all you need to know about implementing the changes and ensuring your coding stays compliant. 63660 Expansion Gives You More Choices CPT 2010 deletes 63660 (Revision or removal of spinal neurostimulator electrode percutaneous array[s] or plate/paddle[s]) in favor of four new, more specific codes: • 63661 -- Removal of spinal neurostimulator electrode percutaneous array(s), including fluoroscopy, when performed (5.08 work relative value units, or wRVUs) • 63662 -- Removal of spinal neurostimulator electrode plate/paddle(s) placed via laminotomy or laminectomy, including fluoroscopy, when performed (11.0 wRVUs) • 63663 -- Revision including replacement, when performed, of spinal neurostimulator electrode percutaneous array(s), including fluoroscopy, when performed (7.75 wRVUs) • 63664 -- Revision including replacement, when performed, of spinal [...]
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