AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 9 (September)
Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (September 2007)
September 2007 page 10a Coding Communication:Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question When performing the intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty procedure (also known as intradiscal electrothermal therapy or IDET), is it appropriate to report separately the performance of a discography? AMA Comment CPT codes 22526, Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty, unilateral or bilateral including fluoroscopic guidance; single level, and 22527, Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty, unilateral or bilateral including fluoroscopic guidance; one or more additional levels (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), include fluoroscopic guidance that may require contrast injection and discography. Therefore, it is not appropriate to report separately the performance of...
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