CPT^® 15756, Under Other Flaps and Grafts Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15756 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Flaps and Grafts Procedures.

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Myocutaneous (muscle) flaps are used for cosmetic procedures and to aid in repairing a wound. A myocutaneous flap includes the muscle tissue and the skin layers above it. The flap is taken from a donor site and placed at the wound site. Blood circulation to the flap is restored through microvascular reconstruction – a process where the physician joins the existing blood vessels on the flap to the vessels at the wound site under microscopic guidance. This ensures quick healing. This method is called a Free Flap. In a local flap, the flap is taken from the area surrounding the wound. In such cases one end of the flap remains connected to the skin to maintain blood supply to the flap.

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ENT/NS 61591?

61591 only describes the approach. It does not cover the closure which the Otolaryngologic Surgeon performed. CPT section notes says: The repair/reconstruction procedure(s) is reported separately i... [ Read More ]

additional anastomosis

My surgeon did and free flap (15756) and wonders if there is a code for an additional vein anastomosis code? Any one have a code or should we just upcode with a modifier -22? Thanks... [ Read More ]

Neurology add on

the only guidance my book gives is Do not report with (15756-15758, 15842,19364,19368,20955-20962,20969-20973,22551-22552,22856-22861,26551-26554,26556,31526,31531,31536,31541,31545-31546,31561,31571... [ Read More ]

69990-operating microscope - Did anyone ever get

[b]Per CPT book[/b] "The surgical microscopy is employed when the surgical services are performed using the techniques of microsurgery. Code 69990 should be reported (without modifier 51) in addition... [ Read More ]

69990-operating microscope - Did anyone ever get

[QUOTE="trent123, post: 112561, member: 56977"]thanks jena, hope you went to french quarter also the list of codes are in the cpt code at the end of cpt code 69990 are those that the codes can be used... [ Read More ]

69990-operating microscope - Did anyone ever get

thanks jena, hope you went to french quarter also the list of codes are in the cpt code at the end of cpt code 69990 are those that the codes can be used or not to use- example 15756-15758, and so on... [ Read More ]

Microscopic Surgery

It would be considered double billing to report the code 69990 more than once on a claim. The lay description states: The physician uses a surgical microscope when the [U][B]services[/B][/U] are perfo... [ Read More ]

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