AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 6 (June)

Coding Changes to the Category III Codes (June 2004)

June 2004 pages 7-9 Coding Communication:Coding Changes to the Category III Codes A number of Category III codes were added for CPT 2004. This article discusses only a subset of these codes: codes 0051T-0056T and 0058T-0059T. Future issues of CPT Assistant will feature additional discussions on other Category III code changes. Codes 0051T-0053T were established to report implantation, replacement, and repair of a total artificial heart and its related implantable components. Codes 0054T-0056T were established to describe computer-assisted musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic procedures/ services. Codes 0058T-0059T were established to describe a new technology in which ovarian tissue is obtained...

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