Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A) (January 2016)

January 2016 page 12 Surgery: Nervous System Question: What is the appropriate CPT code to report for the placement of an electrode array under fluoroscopic guidance in which the epidural space is accessed and the catheter is advanced and then steered into the lateral portion of the epidural space adjacent to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG)? Answer: Code 63650, Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrode array, epidural, describes this scenario. Fluoroscopic guidance (codes 76000 and 77003) is considered inherent in the performance of the percutaneous implantation of the neurostimulator electrode array in the epidural space as represented by code 63650...

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This article is a short CPT Assistant Q&A for the nervous system surgery section. It addresses a specific procedure scenario and discusses related imaging guidance reporting in the context of CPT coding. It is most relevant to coders working with pain management, neuromodulation, or other nervous system procedure claims.

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It helps coders identify the appropriate CPT reporting approach for a narrowly defined procedural scenario and understand how accompanying imaging guidance is addressed in the article.

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  1. January 2016 page 12

    A question-and-answer discussion from the nervous system surgery section of CPT Assistant. The section centers on a single procedural scenario and related imaging guidance reporting.

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  • How the article frames a nervous system procedure coding question
  • What general topic area the Q&A addresses
  • How the article treats associated fluoroscopic guidance in the scenario discussed
  • Which CPT concepts are implicated in the example

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  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Physician practice staff
  • Revenue cycle professionals
  • Pain management coders

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