AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 6 (June)

Changes To Musculoskeletal System Section (June 2012)

June 2012 pages 10-11 Changes To Musculoskeletal System Section The Surgery/Musculoskeletal System section in the CPT 2012 code set includes numerous revisions to code descriptions, code additions, code deletions, guideline revisions, and revisions to parenthetical notes. This article will discuss important changes to the Musculoskeletal System/Spine (Vertebral Column) subsection, including the Vertebral Body, Embolization or Injection; Arthrodesis (Posterior, Posterolateral or Lateral Transverse Process Technique); and Spinal Instrumentation subsections. Spine (Vertebral Column) The guidelines to the Spine (Vertebral Column) subsection have been expanded to include parenthetical instruction directing users to the two ranges of codes for paravertebral facet joint injection...

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