AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (August 2012)

August 2012 page 13b Surgery: Digestive System Question: How is a genial bone advancement trephine (GBAT) procedure to treat sleep apnea reported? Answer: CPT code 41512, Tongue base suspension, permanent suture technique, is reported for tongue base suspension that utilizes a permanent suture technique for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, such as the GBAT procedure. With code 41512, the periosteum is elevated from the mandible, just superior to the genioglossus tubercle and inferior to the dental roots. A drill system is used to attach a screw or metal plate to the cortex of the mandible, and...

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