AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 7 (July)
Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A) (July 2014)
July 2014 page 8d Surgery: Nervous System Question: My physicians are using a device to deliver medication through the nose when a sphenopalatine ganglion block is performed under fluoroscopic guidance for patients with migraine headaches. What is the appropriate code(s) to report? Answer: There is no specific CPT code that accurately describes this service. The code set includes code 64505, which describes the injection of the sphenopalatine ganglion; however, it is inappropriate to report this code. Therefore, the unlisted code 64999, Unlisted procedure, nervous system, should be reported. When reporting an unlisted code to describe a procedure or service...
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