AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 6 (June)

Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A) (June 2013)

June 2013 page 13d Surgery: Nervous System Question: How is radiofrequency gangliolysis (RFG) of the sphenopalatine ganglion reported? Answer: At this time, there is no specific CPT code that accurately describes RFG of the sphenopalatine ganglion, and therefore, code 64999, Unlisted procedure, nervous system, should be reported. Although code 64506, Injection, anesthetic agent; sphenopalatine ganglion, is available in the CPT code set, this code describes the injection into the sphenopalatine ganglion and would not be appropriate to report. When reporting an unlisted code to describe a procedure or service, it is necessary to submit supporting documentation (eg, procedure report)...

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