AMA CPT® Assistant - 2000 Issue 7 (July)

Nervous System (July 2000)

July 2000 page 11 Coding Consultation Nervous System, 64565 (Q&A) Question Can I report CPT code 64565 more than one time if multiple electrodes are placed at a neuromuscular junction? AMA Comment Since the word "electrodes" is plural in the descriptor for code 64565, Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrodes; neuromuscular, one or more electrodes, may be placed at a neuromuscular junction to stimulate a specific area of muscle tissue. The code would be reported only one time if one or multiple electrodes are placed. Nervous System, 64565 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2000; July 2000 page 11 ...

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