Surgery: Nervous System (January 2006)

January 2006 page 46 Nervous System, 61793 (Q&A) Question What is the appropriate reporting of code 61793, Stereotactic radiosurgery (particle beam, gamma ray or linear accelerator), one or more sessions, when stereotactic and/or radiosurgery is performed on multiple lesions, complex lesions requiring multiple isocenters, or multiple sessions treating the same lesion? AMA Comment Code 61793 is intended to describe the physician work in treating a single lesion regardless of whether that treatment requires multiple isocenters or multiple sessions. As explained in the April 2004 CPT Assistant, code 61793 may be reported multiple times for multiple lesions using code...

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Article Overview

This article explains CPT Assistant guidance from January 2006 on a nervous system surgery reporting question centered on stereotactic radiosurgery. It is relevant to coders and billers who work with CPT guidance for neurosurgery, radiation-based procedures, and related modifier reporting. The discussion focuses on how the article frames service reporting across different treatment scenarios, along with related code-set context and modifier references.

Why This Topic Matters

It helps coding professionals recognize when a premium article addresses nuanced reporting issues for a specialized nervous system procedure and related modifiers, without needing to review the full text first.

Article Sections

  1. January 2006 page 46

    An issue-page reference for the Q&A content appearing in this article.

  2. Nervous System, 61793 (Q&A)

    The question-and-answer discussion covers stereotactic radiosurgery reporting in the nervous system section of CPT Assistant and references related modifier and add-on code context.

What You Will Learn

  • The scope of the CPT Assistant question addressed in this issue
  • The general reporting topics discussed for stereotactic radiosurgery
  • Which related CPT modifiers and companion codes are part of the article’s coding context
  • How the article situates the topic within nervous system surgery guidance

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Billing staff
  • Compliance teams
  • Neurosurgery coding professionals
  • Radiation oncology coding professionals

Codes Discussed

Modifiers Discussed


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