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Other Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Procedures of the Head CPT® Code range 21299- 21299

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Head 21299-21299 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 21299- 21299
Section 21299-21299
Other Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Procedures of the Head
21299
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Trephination
Would appreciate help on this. It seems to me the px was done to promote healing. I feel the trephination codes 611xx are for more extensive px(s). Would you use unlisted 21299 (craniofacial) ??... [ Read More ]
HCPCS Bone Allograft
[QUOTE="victoria1113, post: 149949, member: 20683"] I need to know the correct HCPCS code a hospital would use to bill for a structural bone allograft - not morselized, a solid piece of bone. I belie... [ Read More ]
Coding help for TMJ
[QUOTE="mycodes, post: 407870, member: 26723"]I work for a dentist who specializes in TMJ disorders and new to this specialty. Want to make sure that coding 21299 is the correct code for the cranioman... [ Read More ]
Coding help for TMJ
I work for a dentist who specializes in TMJ disorders and new to this specialty. Want to make sure that coding 21299 is the correct code for the craniomandibular repositioning appliance. One of the pr... [ Read More ]
Help with "excision" coding
One of my surgeons attempted to excise a subcutaneous mass from a patient's forehead. He did not find a mass but "a small amount of scar tissue just beneath the muscle adherent to the covering of the... [ Read More ]
Replacement code for S8262 from 06/30/2015
Hello, Thanks for the reply! Does CPT 21110 get paid, most insurances deny it, considering it as surgical wiring. CPT 21089 AND CPT 21299 seem as the most appropriate codes so far: CPT 21089 - Unl... [ Read More ]
Oral surgery
What's your opinion. Patient presents for recontruction of mandible, intraoral, with transosteal bone plate-which CPT should I the unlisted CPT code 21299? CPT 21244 uses extraoral approach or shou... [ Read More ]
Endoscopy unlisted
ok path came back "osteoma" similar code 21029....21299 compare to 21029 :rolleyes:... [ Read More ]
Congenital abnormaility
[b]-52 modifier OR unlisted[/b] If the procedure is going to be basically the same as 21209 except that he'll be removing cartilage vs bone, then you might want to consider coding 21209-52. Alternat... [ Read More ]
Dermoid cyst
[b]Unlisted 21299[/b] Yes, it does look like you'll need to use the unlisted 21299. I'd price it approx same as 30125. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out. F Tessa Bartels, CPC... [ Read More ]
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