AMA CPT® Assistant - 2022 Issue 6 (June)

Reporting Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Codes (0640T-0642T) (June 2022)

June 2022 pages 16-18 Reporting Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Codes (0640T-0642T) For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2022 code set, three new Category III codes (0640T-0642T) were established to report noncontact near-infrared spectroscopy studies. This article provides an overview of the intent and appropriate use of these new codes. Category III Codes  0493TContact near-infrared spectroscopy studies of lower extremity wounds (eg, for oxyhemoglobin measurement) (For noncontact near-infrared spectroscopy studies, see 0640T, 0641T, 0642T)  0640TNoncontact near-infrared spectroscopy studies of flap or wound (eg, for measurement of deoxyhemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, and ratio of tissue oxygenation [StO2]); image acquisition, interpretation and report, each flap...

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