6.01.38 perc balloon kyphoplasty vertebral augment

Original Policy Date: December 2002 Page: 4 MP 6.01.38 Percutaneous Balloon Kyphoplasty, Radiofrequency Kyphoplasty, and Mechanical Vertebral Augmentation This review has been informed by a 2000 TEC Assessment,1 updated with TEC Assessments in 2004,2 2005,3 2008,4 2009,5 and 2010.6 Assessment of efficacy for therapeutic intervention involves a determination of whether the ................
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