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Underlying Condition Will Be Key to Choosing Pathological Fracture Diagnosis

Published on Mon Dec 23, 2013

This common diagnosis supporting vertebroplasty or kyphoplasties will become more inclusive. When your pain management specialist performs a vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty, you have six possible CPT® procedure codes to consider, based on the spinal area and number of vertebral bodies treated: 22520 – Percutaneous vertebroplasty (bone biopsy included when performed), 1 vertebral body, unilateral or bilateral injection; thoracic 22521 – [...]
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