AMA CPT® Assistant - 2021 Issue 10 (October)

Then and Now: Coding Confusion When Reporting Code 64561 vs Code 64581

October 2021 page 7 CPT ® Assistant THEN and NOW As medical terminology and the performance of services and procedures change, so do the associated reporting methods. In this feature, we will regularly revisit previously published articles to correct, revise, update, and/or reiterate long-standing information. Then and Now: Coding Confusion When Reporting Code 64561 vs Code 64581 When codes 64561, Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrode array; sacral nerve (transforaminal placement), including image guidance, if performed, and 64581, Incision for implantation of neurostimulator electrode array; sacral nerve (transforaminal placement), were originally published in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2002 code...

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