AMA CPT® Assistant - 2010 Issue 8 (August)

Pain Medicine Clarification (August 2010)

August 2010 page 8 Pain Medicine Clarification In the February 2010 CPT Assistant article on pain medicine, the first complete paragraph read: The guidelines also indicate that CPT codes 63661 or 63663 should not be reported when removing or replacing a temporary percutaneously placed array for an external generator. The replacement of a temporary placed array(s) with a permanent array or paddle is included in the insertion procedure and is not separately reportable. If the temporary array is removed without permantent placement, it is a subsequent Evaluation and Management (E/M) sersvice, which is typically within the global period of...

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