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Use Brain Tumor Codes for Vestibular Schwannoma Excision

Published on Thu Apr 11, 2013

Question: How do we report a retromastoid craniotomy for resection of a vestibular schwannoma 3cm in diameter?
New York Subscriber Answer: You report code 61520 (Craniectomy for excision of brain tumor, infratentorial or posterior fossa; cerebellopontine angle tumor) for the vestibular schwannoma excision. If an operating microscope is used for microdissection, you may additionally report 69990 (Microsurgical techniques, [...]
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