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Watch For Bundle In Imaging With IDET

Published on Wed May 20, 2015

Question: What is intradiscal electrothermal anuloplasty (IDET), and how can we report this procedure? Florida Subscriber Answer: Since your physician is using an electrothermal technique for annuloplasty, you report code 22526 (Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty, unilateral or bilateral including fluoroscopic guidance; single level) for the first level of IDET. For any additional levels, you submit the add-on code +22527 (Percutaneous intradiscal [...]
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