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Vertebroplasty

Date: Jun 28, 2013

Question:

Can you please indicate the correct coding for vertebroplasty done on T12, L1, and L2? I recall in your lecture that now you would report that with codes 22520, 22522, and 22522, as well as three imaging charges (72291).  Is that correct?

Question ID : 4929
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