AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 4 (April)
Chemodenervation of Muscles (April 2013)
April 2013 pages 5-6 Chemodenervation of Muscles Chemodenervation, a technique in which a pharmacologic agent (eg, Botulinum toxin) is used to paralyze a muscle or group of muscles, is accomplished through the injection of this agent into the affected muscle. Chemodenervation does not destroy the nerve, because the effect of the drug is largely or completely reversible. Chemodenervation is performed to treat a variety of conditions including dystonia, spasticity, cerebral palsy, muscle spasms, spinal cord injuries, and multiple sclerosis. For the CPT 2013 code set, the CPT chemodenervation codes (64612 and 64614) were revised, and code 64615 was added...
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