CPT^® 00670, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 00670 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord.

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The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing an extensive spine and spinal cord procedures including spinal instrumentation, where the provider implants plates and screws into the spine to stabilize it, and vascular procedures on blood vessels.

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00604

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Anesthesia reimbursement question

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