Surgical Coding:
Less-Invasive Stereotactic Surgery Requires Special Coding Skills
Published on Tue Oct 04, 2022
You’ll choose 1 of 2 codes when surgeon operates on intracranial lesions. When your neurosurgeon performs a stereotactic procedure to address intracranial lesions, they’re usually trying to avoid a more invasive surgery or procedure, saving the patient recovery time and cutting down on the surgical risks that could be incurred. “Stereotactic surgery is not an ‘otomy’ or an ‘ectomy,’” said [...]