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CPT® 2017:

Have You Noticed a Difference to Your Bottom Line? Blame These Percutaneous Spinal Procedure Revisions

Published on Tue Apr 11, 2017

You should be separately billing for moderate sedation with percutaneous vertebral procedures. 2017 brought some revisions to coding for percutaneous spinal procedures, and you might already be noticing some differences to your bottom line. These changes may not sound significant, but they can impact your reimbursement. Make sure you are applying correctly or risk a negative financial impact. Note the [...]
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