AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A) (December 2013)
December 2013 page 14a Surgery: Nervous System Question: Does code 64721, Neuroplasty and/or transposition; median nerve at carpal tunnel, include the work of wrapping the median nerve with a nerve conduit? Answer: No. Code 64721 does not include nerve wrapping. If nerve wrapping is performed, it would be separately reported with code 64999, Unlisted procedure, nervous system. Question: The "Impression" documented on the procedure report was: Fluoroscopy guided lumbar puncture with intrathecal catheter placement. Under fluoroscopic guidance, a spinal needle was advanced into the lumbar subarachnoid space at the L3-L4 level. An intraspinal catheter was threaded through the needle...
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