Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Include 20660, +61795 in Stereotactic Radiosurgery Code
It's not all bad news: here's what you can bill separately. AMA guidelines and national Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits both stress that you should consider the planning phase of the stereotactic radiosurgery (61795) as part of the main surgical procedure (61796). You can recoup payment, however, for the frame application with +61800 (Application of stereotactic headframe for stereotactic radiosurgery [List separately in addition to code for primary procedure]) if your neurosurgeon uses a frame-based treatment system.
Neurosurgery Coding Alert
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Radiofrequency Thermal Coagulation
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Catch This 'XXX' and '000' Global Period Difference
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Discover What You Can Report With 61795
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