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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 6 (June)
Neurolysis and Neuroplasty (62263-62264, 62280-62282, 64708-64714) (June 2012)
June 2012 pages 12-13
Neurolysis and Neuroplasty (62263-62264, 62280-62282, 64708-64714)
The term neuroplasty, defined as "surgery to repair or restore nerve tissue" applies to the open neuroplasty techniques represented by codes 64708-64714 and the percutaneous techniques represented by codes 62263-62264 and 62280-62282. In the Surgery/Nervous System section of the CPT 2012 code set, the Nervous System/Neuroplasty (Exploration, Neurolysis or Nerve Decompression) subsection title and guideline (which include the term neurolysis) state that "Neuroplasty is the open surgical decompression or freeing of intact nerve from scar tissue, including external neurolysis and/or transposition to repair or restore the nerve."
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