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Neurosurgery Coding Alert

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Published on Mon Apr 05, 2021

Question: Notes indicate that after a level-four outpatient E/M service for an established patient, the provider implanted a percutaneous epidural neurostimulator electrode array. Should I append modifier 25 to the E/M code to separate it from the surgery? Indiana Subscriber Answer: In this case, yes. You’ll report 63650 (Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrode array, epidural) for the array implant, and [...]
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