AMA CPT® Assistant - 2023 Issue 4 (April)

Coding Update: Minimally Invasive Surgical Sacroiliac Joint Fusion or Stabilization Procedure (April 2023)

April 2023 pages 16-17 Coding Update: Minimally Invasive Surgical Sacroiliac Joint Fusion or Stabilization Procedure In the February 2022 issue of CPT®Assistant, a question and answer (Q&A) addressed the reporting of code 27279, Arthrodesis, sacroiliac joint, percutaneous or minimally invasive (indirect visualization), with image guidance, includes obtaining bone graft when performed, and placement of transfixing device, when minimally invasive surgical (MIS) sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion or stabilization is performed. The Q&A was subsequently retracted in March 2022. Since then, a new code (0775T) has been approved by the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Editorial Panel that...

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