The American Medical Association (AMA) released the August 2024 CPT® Assistant. The main article this month focuses on the often-misunderstood topic of coding for facet joint injections. Specifically, the article looks at treating T12-L1 and L1-L2 during the same session. A helpful table provides coding examples.
To find all the articles from Volume 34, Issue 8, subscribers to Code Connect — Codify by AAPC’s CPT® Assistant search add-on — can check for these topics and codes when they log in:
- Coding clarification, urodynamics: 51728, 51729, 51741, 51784
- Coding correction, pulmonary valvuloplasty: 33745, 92990
- Electroretinography: 92273, 92274, 0509T
- Facet joint injection: 64490, 64494, 50
The August issue also includes a Questions and Answers section covering these topics and codes:
- Digestive system:
- Partial colectomy, ileostomy: 44145, 44146, 44187, 44208
- Endocrine system:
- Total thyroidectomy, neck dissections: 60252
- Eye and ocular adnexa:
- Open globe exploration: 67299
- Female genital system:
- Total abdominal hysterectomy, laparoscopic, mini-laparotomy: 58571, 58573
- Integumentary system:
- Tissue expander, replacement: 11970, 19357, 58, 78
- Maternity care and delivery:
- Cephalic version, ultrasound guidance: 59412
- Moderate (conscious) sedation:
- Two physicians, independent procedures, same procedure, sedation time
- Musculoskeletal system:
- Muscle-tendon transfer, arthroscopic-assisted: 23395
- Nervous system:
- Biologic sealant, spinal discs, minimally invasive: 64999
- Neurology and neuromuscular procedures:
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment, interpretation: 96116, 96121, 96132