AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-PCS Codes Section X – New Technology

Posterior Vertebral Body Tethering

The root operation “Supplement” has been added to the body system, Muscles, Tendons, Bursae and Ligaments, to create a new table XKU, Supplement of Muscles, Tendons, Bursae and Ligaments, to capture posterior vertebral body tethering to augment the ligamentous complex of the posterior spine.Section: X New Technology Body System: K Muscles, Tendons, Bursae and Ligaments Operation: U Supplement Body Part Approach Device/Substance/Technology Qualifier   C Upper Spine Bursa and Ligament D Lower Spine Bursa and Ligament 0 Open 6 Posterior Vertebral Tether 8 New Technology Group 8   The posterior ligamentous complex is a structure that is...

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