AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 9 (September)

The Facets of Paravertebral Facet Joint Procedures (64470-64476, 64622-64627) (September 2004)

September 2004 pages 1-7 The Facets of Paravertebral Facet Joint Procedures (64470-64476, 64622-64627) More than a decade ago, it was identified that the tiny medial branch nerves supplying the paravertebral facet joints could cause severe and diffuse pain. Prior to CPT 2000, codes 64440-64443 were reported to describe lumbar paravertebral facet joint nerve injections performed in only the lumbar spine. Since facet injections are also performed on both the cervical and thoracic levels, paravertebral facet joint/facet joint nerve procedure codes 64470-64476 were added for CPT 2000 to more accurately reflect clinical practice. The two add-on codes in this series...

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