CPT Knowledgebase - Aug 4, 2021

Is it appropriate to report two definitive skull base surgery codes by the same surgeon when one approach is used for the resection of a single lesion or mass that lies in multiple fossae? For example, should a surgeon report both codes 61605 and 61615 for the en bloc resection of a single tumor that extends from the infratemporal fossa into the posterior cranial fossa?

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