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CPT® 2013:

64561 Descriptor Change Mimics Previous CCI Bundles

Published on Wed Sep 12, 2012

Key: Don't separately report 76000 or 77002.Not all of the coding changes for next year involve new codes. You should pay close attention to code descriptor revisions as well. Of note, CPT® 2013 alters the wording for 64561. Take a look at the change to ensure you don't inaccurately report this neurostimulator code. Leave 76000, 77002 Off Neurostimulator ClaimsCPT® 2013 revises the descriptor of 64561 as follows: Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrode array; sacral nerve (transforaminal placement) including image guidance, if performed. The new description adds the phrase "including image guidance, if performed."That means you cannot report codes 76000 (Fluoroscopy [separate procedure], up to 1 hour physician time, other than 71023 or 71034 [eg, cardiac fluoroscopy]) or 77002 (Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement [eg, biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device]) with 64561, says Michael A. Ferragamo, MD, FACS, clinical assistant professor of urology, University Hospital, State University of New York, Stony [...]
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