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Learn to Count to Code Vertebroplasty/Vertebral Augmentation

Published on Wed May 03, 2023

The number of vertebrae treated will affect code choice. Patients reporting to your surgeon for percutaneous vertebroplasty/vertebral augmentation put a couple of immediate challenges into a coder’s hands. First, you’ll have to know how the surgeon goes about deciding whether that the patient needs the surgery. Then, coders need to know the difference between the two procedures, as there are [...]
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