Neurosurgery Coding Alert

Reader Question:

Code Post-Traumatic Hematomas with Confidence

Question: How do we code for supratentorial craniotomy with evacuation of subdural hematoma and a temporal lobe hematoma after trauma?

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Answer: You report 61313 (Craniectomy or craniotomy for evacuation of hematoma, supratentorial; intracerebral) for the craniotomy. The code is inclusive of the subdural hematoma removed in order to access the underlying associated intraparenchymal temporal lobe hematoma.

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