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Manipulation Procedures of Head CPT® Code range 21073- 21073

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Head 21073-21073 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 21073- 21073
Section 21073-21073
Manipulation Procedures of Head
21073
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January 01, 1970
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Moderate Conscious Sedation in ED determined by Drug Used?
I agree with you, you cannot use the drug itself to determine the type of anesthesia that is used. With regard to CPT code assignment, there are some good articles in CPT Assistant that might help ... [ Read More ]
TMJ manipulation under anesthesia 21073
99144 describes Moderate Sedation provided by the same individual performing the procedure. MAC is an anesthesia service requiring an anesthesia code and the requirements associated with providing an ... [ Read More ]
TMJ manipulation under anesthesia 21073
Does the RVU for 21073 include the anesthesia? The definition is manipulation of TMJ requiring an anesthesia service. But does not state whether or not the anesthesia service is included. Patient had ... [ Read More ]
Codes with anesthesia in descriptor
Good morning, all.... I have been taught that simple nerve blocks and conscious sedation do not qualify as anesthesia for these codes. The following is an excerpt I found from an AMA coding workbook... [ Read More ]
stitches removal
was this done in the office or an operating room? Can you post the scrubbed op note? Tessa..I'm not sure I agree with "under anesthesia" meaning "general"anesthesia. Reason: There are several codes... [ Read More ]
Bone Up on Orthopaedic Changes
Published August 2008 By Mary Brown, CPC The majority of the 2008 changes to the surgery chapter of CPT® can be found in the orthopaedic section. We saw 96 revisions, 24 new codes, and five deleted... [ Read More ]
New CPT Codes
[B]I'm not 100% certain this is completely accurate since I do not know where this person obtained the info...use with caution. It's a "cut/paste" of the link in my previous post.[/B] 99366 Medica... [ Read More ]
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