AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 2 (February)
Reporting Insertion of Spinal Stability-Distraction Device Without Fusion (February 2017)
February 2017 pages 9-11 Reporting Insertion of Spinal Stability-Distraction Device Without Fusion In 2008, the following Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) CPT Cat III codes for insertion of posterior spinous process distraction device(s) were implemented. 0171TInsertion of posterior spinous process distraction device (including necessary removal of bone or ligament for insertion and imaging guidance); lumbar; single level +0172Teach additional level (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) At the time these codes were created, there was only one Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved device available for this procedure. Since then, other posterior spinous process devices and procedures...
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