AMA CPT® Assistant - 2022 Issue 3 (March)

Destruction of Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve (March 2022)

March 2022 page 10 Destruction of Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2022 code set, two new Category I codes (64628, 64629) were added to the Destruction by Neurolytic Agent (eg, Chemical, Thermal, Electrical or Radiofrequency), Chemodenervation subsection of the Nervous System section to describe the thermal destruction of the intraosseous basivertebral nerve. This article provides an overview of these new codes. Destruction by Neurolytic Agent (eg, Chemical, Thermal, Electrical or Radiofrequency), Chemodenervation Somatic Nerves  64628Thermal destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve, including all imaging guidance; first 2 vertebral bodies, lumbar or sacral  64629each additional vertebral...

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