“The AMA acknowledges that, more often than not, these two services are performed together,” Mr. Cadorette says. Starting in 2011 the AMA has added two new CPT codes: 22551 and 22552. Coders would ...
Often, a physician will decide to perform a subchondroplasty during arthroscopic joint surgery to treat subchondral bone defects (microfractures). A version of this article was first published April 1 ...
Add-on code 0172T is used for the insertion of posterior spinous process distraction device (including necessary removal of bone or ligament for insertion and imaging guidance), lumbar; each ...