Percutaneous Augmentation and Annuloplasty Procedures CPT® Code range 22526- 22527

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Spine (Vertebral Column) 22526-22527 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 22526- 22527
Percutaneous Augmentation and Annuloplasty Procedures
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62287 Decompression procedure, percutaneous, of nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disc, any method utilizing needle based technique to remove disc material under fluoroscopic imaging or other form of... [ Read More ]
[b]My thoughts and interpretation...[/b] In reading the Guidelines on [B]page 349[/B] of the 2014 CPT Professional Edition by AMA it states: "Fluoroscopy (for localization) may be used in the placeme... [ Read More ]
Hi all! I have a question about fluoro guidance and localization of needle or catheter tip for spine: is it now inclusive to the lumbar puncture 62270? It has come to my attention this month becaus... [ Read More ]
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(These are my opinions and should not be construed as being the final authority. Other opinions may vary.) IDET (percutaneous [U]I[/U]ntra[U]D[/U]iscal [U]E[/U]lectro[U]T[/U]hermal annuloplasty) pro... [ Read More ]
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[b]Disctrode[/b] I agree with your coding - 22526/22527. See this link for information about the disctrode procedure. [url]http://www.valleylab.com/static/pain/patient-disctrode.html[/url] Hope t... [ Read More ]
I guess now I'm confused again, in my CPT 2008 Professional Edition, under the code it states [COLOR="royalblue"]Injection of contrast during fluoroscopic guidance and localization (77003) is includ... [ Read More ]
[b]Fluroscopy[/b] The CPT Expert 2008 under the code [B]77003[/B] there is a note that indicates: [B]" Do not report [/B]with (0027T, 22526-22527, 62263-62254, 62270-62282, [B]62310-62319[/B])";)... [ Read More ]