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Imaging Guidance is Inclusive in IDET Codes

Published on Fri Dec 04, 2015

Question: What is intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty (IDET)? Our physician did IDET under radiological assistance. How can we report this service? Florida Subscriber Answer: You have not specified what type of radiological assistance your physician used for IDET, but IDET usually is done under fluoroscopic guidance. This type of guidance is considered to be a part of the surgical procedure and not separately [...]
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