AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 11 (November)

Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator (November 2016)

November 2016 page 6 Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator New Category III codes have been established in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2017 code set to report implantation of a hypoglossal nerve stimulation system that includes the placement of a chest wall sensor. Previously, this entire service was reported with code 64999, Unlisted procedure, nervous system (see CPT Assistant September 2011). This article provides an overview of these changes. New Category III Codes The new codes describe the implantation, revision, replacement, or removal of the chest wall sensor(s) attached to a cranial nerve neurostimulator electrode array and pulse generator for...

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