0440T

CPT^® 0440T, Under Percutaneous Cryoablation Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 0440T as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Percutaneous Cryoablation Procedures.

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Summary

The provider uses cryoablation, the application of freezing temperature, to destroy a distal/peripheral nerve near the end of the upper extremity to treat complex regional pain syndrome or other neuropathy.

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Iovera - insurance coverage

I called the reimbursement support and spoke to Kelly @ Iovera. She insisted that the codes were correct, that this product is for cryoneurolysis not cryoablation and that is why 0440T is not the corr... [ Read More ]

Iovera

I called the reimbursement support and spoke to Kelly. She insisted that the codes were correct, that this product is for cryoneurolysis not cryoablation and that is why 0440T is not the correct code... [ Read More ]

Iovera Coding and Reimbursement Question

It still looks like there is some controversy about which code should be used for this procedure. From what I have researched, I would have to agree with using the Category III code group 0440T-0442T.... [ Read More ]

Multiple intercostal nerve blocks

AMA CPT Assistant April 2019 Also, the addition of Category III codes 0440T-0442T in 2017, which address percutaneous cryoablation with imaging guidance, generated additional questions regarding the a... [ Read More ]

cryoablation ilioinguinal nerve cpt code help

Won't help you with this date of service, but effective July 1, 2016 there will be new Category III codes for cryoablation: 0440T Ablation, percutaneous, cryoablation, includes imaging guidance; upper... [ Read More ]

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