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Name That Code Question: A female patient with interstitial cystitis is being seen by her urologist for percutaneous implantation of a neurostimulator electrode array. The neurostimulator electrode array is placed for direct transforaminal sacral nerve stimulation, and fluoroscopic guidance is used to place the electrodes. Assign the correct CPT code. Answer: CPT: 64561 Sacral Nerve Stimulation…
Selecting the most specific code for a craniotomy to evacuate a hematoma in CPT comes down to the documentation, where the hematoma is located, and the approach taken to treat it. This post was updated on October 21, 2022. Name That Code! Question: A patient suffers an extradural hematoma in the supratentorial region of the brain,…
Brain herniation is a serious and often fatal problem that requires immediate medical care. Therefore, when a patient presents with possible brain herniation, a surgeon may elect to perform a ventricular puncture to drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). See if you can name that code for the coding scenario in this article. Name That Code Question: …