CPT^® 22526, Under Percutaneous Augmentation and Annuloplasty Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 22526 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Percutaneous Augmentation and Annuloplasty Procedures.

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The provider applies heat energy through a needle inserted into an invertebral disk, one of the cartilage cushions between the interlocking bones of the spine, to treat chronic back pain. He uses fluoroscopy, live X–ray, to guide the application of the treatment on one or both sides.

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