You Be the Coder:
Check Why Your Surgeon Removes Pulse Generator
Published on Tue Jul 14, 2015
Question: Our surgeon placed a vagal nerve stimulator for a patient who later developed a hematoma. Our surgeon then did another procedure to evacuate the neck hematoma. During this process, our surgeon removed the generator and then put back the generator after the procedure. Do we need to report code 61885 with 10140 or is 10140 alone sufficient for these services? [...]