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Published on Tue Jan 05, 2021

Question: My neurosurgeon re-incised the skin over a direct cranial pulse generator in a subcutaneous pocket and removed it. He performed this procedure for component malfunction. Which code should I report for this procedure? South Dakota Subscriber Answer: You should report 61888 (Revision or removal of cranial neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver) for this procedure. Don’t miss: You should never [...]
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