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Keep These 3 Things in Mind When Submitting 64617 Claims

Published on Tue Jul 15, 2014

Don’t miss the minor differences from old code 64613.  CPT® 2014 introduced some new codes for chemodenervation, including 64617 (Chemodenervation of muscle[s]; larynx, unilateral, percutaneous [e.g., for spasmodic dysphonia], includes guidance by needle electromyography, when performed). It’s not a parallel replacement for deleted code 64613 (Chemodenervation of muscle[s]; neck muscle[s] [e.g., for spasmodic torticollis, spasmodic dysphonia]), so being familiar with [...]
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