CPT^® 22514, Under Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Vertebral Augmentation Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 22514 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Vertebral Augmentation Procedures.

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The provider performs a percutaneous vertebral augmentation of the lumbar spine, such as kyphoplasty, a surgical procedure that treats compression fractures of the spine. He also may perform a reduction of a fracture and bone biopsy for diagnostic purposes. The procedure takes place under imaging guidance.

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Medical necessity for Kyphoplasty

I code for interventional radiologists and our clearinghouse has started denying Kyphoplasty codes for medical necessity when we bill to Medicare with a compression fracture diagnosis. Example: CPT 22... [ Read More ]

percutaneous kyphoplasty

You should consider 22514 for the lumbar and 22899 (unlisted) for the cervical vertebrae.... [ Read More ]

percutaneous kyphoplasty

How would you code percutaneous (kyphoplasty) cervical and lumbar performed at the same setting? Would I use 22513 & 22514 or 22513 & add-on code 22515?... [ Read More ]

coding percutaneous vertebral augmentation (kyphoplasty)

How would you code percutaneous (kyphoplasty) cervical and lumbar performed at the same setting? Would I use 22513 & 22514 or 22513 & add-on code 22515?... [ Read More ]

Kypho with percutaneous posterior instrumentation?

22842 would be for three-6 vertebrae and is an add on code and 22514 isn't one of them does he make any incision even small through fascia?... [ Read More ]

Kypho with percutaneous posterior instrumentation? instrumentation kypho kyphoplasty modifier 22 spine coding

Please help! We have a patient that had a lumbar burst fracture. Doctor did a kyphoplasty and added posterior instrumentation percutaneously (pedicle screws, rod). He wanted to bill 22514 and 22842, b... [ Read More ]

Kyphoplasty and Medicare

[QUOTE="GMMTimmons, post: 493583, member: 758507"] We have recently received a Medicare denial for a claim billed out for Kyphoplasty. 22513 x 1 22514 x 1 CCI edit states the family of codes (22513-2... [ Read More ]

Kyphoplasty and Medicare 22513 22514 coding issue kyphoplasty medicare percutaneous vertebroplasty

We have recently received a Medicare denial for a claim billed out for Kyphoplasty. 22513 x 1 22514 x 1 CCI edit states the family of codes (22513-22515) should only list "One" as the primary code a... [ Read More ]

Burst Fracture Internal Brace

Patient presented with lumbar burst fracture. The surgeon is performing a "hardware only" fusion (without allograft or autograft). It is described as an "internal brace" T12/L1/L2 and once the fractur... [ Read More ]

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