Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Don't Report Spine CT, Fluoroscopy With Kyphoplasty
Review the chart below to see what other important services of note NCCI 12.0 bundles with kyphoplasty CPT codes 22523 and 22524. 22523 22524 22523 and 22524
- 72128--Computed tomography, thoracic spine; without contrast material
- 72129--with contrast material
- 72130---without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections
- 72131--Computed tomography, lumbar spine; without contrast material
- 72132---with contrast material
- 72133---without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections
- 76000--Fluoroscopy (separate procedure), up to one hour physician time, other than 71023 or 71034 (e.g., cardiac fluoroscopy)
- 76001--Fluoroscopy, physician time more than one hour, assisting a non-radiologic physician (e.g., nephrostolithotomy, ERCP, bronchoscopy, transbronchial biopsy)
- 76003--Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (e.g., biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device)
- 76005--Fluoroscopic guidance and localization of needle or catheter tip for spine or paraspinous diagnostic or therapeutic injection procedures (epidural, transforaminal epidural, subarachnoid, paravertebral facet joint, paravertebral facet joint nerve or sacroiliac joint), including neurolytic agent destruction.
Neurosurgery Coding Alert
- NCCI 12.0 Update:
Expect Denials If You Report Spine CT, Fluoroscopy With 22523-22524
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