27299
HCPCS/CPT
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
No active coverage policies found for this code (low confidence)
Medicare Pricing
Work RVU
0.00
Facility
N/A
Non-Facility
N/A
Documentation Required
- No explicit documentation requirements (medical records, test results, clinical documentation) are present in the provided text.
- Refer to the Medical Policy titled Office-Based Procedures - Site of Service.
- Conventional (Thermal) Radiofrequency Ablation: The application of continuous high frequency electrical current to ablate nerve tissue: - Temperature ≥ 60° Celsius; and - Duration of ablation ≥ 40 seconds; and - Confirmation of needle placement by fluoroscopic guided imaging
- Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation: The application of continuous high frequency electrical current to ablate nerve tissue using water-cooled electrodes/probes.
Key Coverage Criteria
- No explicit 'Indications', 'Coverage Indications', or 'Covered Indications' section present in the provided text.
- Implied indication from title: 'Ablative Treatment for Spinal Pain' (document pertains to ablative treatments for spinal pain).
- Related clinical contexts referenced in 'Related Commercial/Individual Exchange Policies' (these are related policies, not explicit covered indications in the provided text): 'Discogenic Pain Treatment'; 'Epidural Steroid Injections for Spinal Pain'; 'Facet Joint and Medial Branch Block Injections for Spinal Pain'; 'Occipital Nerve Injections and Ablation (Including Occipital Neuralgia and Headache)'.
- 22899: Unlisted procedure, spine [when used to report the Intracept procedure or cooled radiofrequency ablation]
- 27299: Unlisted procedure, pelvis or hip joint
- 64625: Radiofrequency ablation, nerves innervating the sacroiliac joint, with image guidance (i.e., fluoroscopy or computed tomography)
20 Active Policies
CIGNA-0522 — Athletic Pubalgia Surgery - (0522)
UHC-POL-surgery-hip — Surgery of the Hip
UMR-POL-UMR-ablative-treatment-spinal-pain — Ablative Treatment for Spinal Pain
UMR-POL-UMR-surgery-hip — Surgery of the Hip
SUREST-POL-SUREST-ablative-treatment-spinal-pain — Ablative Treatment for Spinal Pain
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