AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 2 (February)
Coding Clarification: Reporting Paravertebral Facet Joint Nerve Destruction Codes (64633-64636) (February 2015)
February 2015 page 9 Coding Clarification: Reporting Paravertebral Facet Joint Nerve Destruction Codes (64633-64636) To better describe the work involved in performing paravertebral facet joint nerve destruction, new codes (64633 -64636 ) were established for the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2012 code set. Prior to 2012, injections of the facet nerves were differentiated based on the anatomic location and the number of levels (ie, single, second, and any additional level[s]) at which these procedures were performed. Destruction by neurolytic agent of the facet nerves is now reported based on the number of facet joints that are treated using...
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