AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 1 (January)

Coding Correction: Reporting Stereotactic Computer-Assisted (Navigational) Procedures (January 2014)

January 2014 page 8a Coding Correction: Reporting Stereotactic Computer-Assisted (Navigational) Procedures The July 2011 CPT Assistant article titled "Reporting Stereotactic Computer-Assisted (Navigational) Procedures" incorrectly notes that navigation can be reported with the microdissection code 64999. The correct code that should be reported when microdissection is performed is code 69990, Microsurgical techniques, requiring use of operating microscope (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure). ♦ Coding Correction: Reporting Stereotactic Computer-Assisted (Navigational) Procedures. CPT® Assistant. 2014; January 2014 page 8a ...

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