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Coding for Suboccipital Bone Plate Resection

Published on Wed Oct 21, 2015

Question: My physician completed a resection of the suboccipital extradural plate with removal of a metal plate. She used a suboccipital craniotomy approach. What would be the best code or codes to use?Colorado Subscriber Answer: You should report CPT® code 62142 (Removal of bone flap or prosthetic plate of skull) for the procedure. During the procedure, the surgeon removes a previously placed [...]
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