AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 3 (March)

Surgery Nervous System (March 2002)

March 2002 page 11 Coding Consultation Surgery, Nervous System, 62263 (Q&A) Question Is it true that code 62263 should now be used with modifier '-52' to report epidural lysis of adhesions, when performed as a single-day procedure? In the August 2000 issue you state that unlisted code 64999 should be used. AMA Comment In August 2001, the CPT Editorial of code 62263, Percutaneous lysis of epidural adhesions using solution injection (eg, hypertonic saline, enzyme) or mechanical means (eg, spring-wound catheter) including radiologic localization (includes contrast when administered), which describes a "multipleday" procedure. When epidural lysis of adhesions is...

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