AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 6 (June)

Surgery: Urinary System (June 2007)

June 2007 page 11 Coding Communication:Surgery: Urinary System Question Is it appropriate to report code 62160, Neuroendoscopy, intracranial, for placement or replacement of ventricular catheter and attachment to shunt system or external drainage (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), in addition to procedure code 61210, Burr hole(s); for implanting ventricular catheter, reservoir, EEG electrode(s), pressure recording device, or other cerebral monitoring device (separate procedure)? AMA Comment For CPT 2007, the instructional parenthetical note following add-on code 62160 was revised to allow the replacement of a shunt to be reported in addition to neuroendoscopy procedures. Specifically, the...

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