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AMA CPT® Assistant - 1999 Issue 7 (July)
Surgery Nervous System, 61700 (Q&A) (July 1999)
July 1999 page 10c
Coding Consultation
Surgery Nervous System, 61700 (Q&A)
Question
When performing 61700, Surgery of intracranial aneurysm, intracranial approach; carotid circulation, can I report the use of an operating microscope separately?
AMA Comment
When procedure 61700 is performed with the use of a operating microscope, it is appropriate to report the use of the operating microscope in addition to the primary procedure. CPT 1999 contains the new code 69990, Use of operating microscope (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure). Designated as an add-on code, 69990 is exempt from the multiple procedure concept and...
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Article Overview
This article reviews a July 1999 CPT coding consultation focused on a nervous system surgery question involving intracranial aneurysm repair and whether an operating microscope may be reported separately. It is useful for coding professionals who work with CPT surgery coding, add-on reporting, and related AMA commentary from the 1999 code set update.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers understand a specific CPT coding issue addressed in the AMA’s coding guidance and how that guidance relates to a newly introduced operating microscope code in 1999.
Article Sections
Coding Consultation
A brief question-and-answer discussion about CPT reporting for a nervous system surgical procedure and accompanying microscope use. The section also notes related AMA guidance and add-on code context.
What You Will Learn
The scope of a CPT coding consultation on a nervous system surgery question
How the article frames reporting of operating microscope services with a primary procedure
What type of AMA guidance is referenced in relation to the 1999 CPT update
How add-on coding context is discussed in a general coding Q&A format
Who Should Read This
Medical coders
Coding auditors
Billing specialists
Compliance professionals
Neurosurgery coding staff
Codes Discussed
CPT: 61700
CPT: 69990
Modifiers Discussed
CPT: -51
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