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AMA CPT® Assistant - 1997 Issue 3 (March)
Musculoskeletal, 22505 (Q&A) (March 1997)
March 1997 page 11a
Coding Consultation
Musculoskeletal, 22505 (Q&A)
How would you code manipulation of the spine under anesthesia for the specific areas of the spine (ie, cervical, thoracic, and lumbar)?
AMA Comment
From a CPT coding perspective, code 22505, Manipulation of spine requiring anesthesia, any region, should be reported only once, for any and all regions manipulated on that date.
Musculoskeletal, 22505 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1997; March 1997 page 11a
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