AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Nervous System (Bonus Q&A) (December 2015)

December 2015 page 19 Surgery: Nervous System Question: What is the appropriate CPT code to report the placement of an electrode array under fluoroscopic guidance in which the epidural space is accessed by advancing and then steering the catheter into the lateral portion of the epidural space adjacent to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG)? Answer: It is appropriate to report CPT code 63650, Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrode array, epidural, for the scenario described. Question: What is the appropriate CPT code to report when a catheter is advanced to the basilar artery, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) infusion is initiated...

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