A 56-year-old man undergoes percutaneous vertebroplasty with vertebral augmentation to L2-L3 with unilateral injection. What is the correct CPT code for this procedure?

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22511is correct because it is for a lumbosacral percutaneous vertebroplasty of one vertebral body.
Code 22510 is incorrect because is it for the cervicothoracic area. Code 22513 is incorrect because is more invasive, including cavity creation and mechanical device. Code 22526 is incorrect because it is the code for a percutaneous intradiscalelectrothermalannuloplasty

A 56-Year-Old Man Undergoes Percutaneous Vertebroplasty with Vertebral Augmentation to L2-L3