CPT^® 61316, Under Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61316 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures.

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In this add–on procedure, the provider makes an incision in the skin and temporarily places a cranial bone graft into a remote subcutaneous site for future retrieval. The provider creates a pocket underneath the skin, most often in the abdomen, and places a split thickness or full thickness bone graft, or shaved or bone dust material into the pocket. This procedure is often necessary when brain swelling makes immediate replacement of the bone flap inadvisable, as it may aggravate intracranial pressure.

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Subcu Hematoma Remval

Good Morning Need some help, I have a patient had previous procedure 61312 and 61316 on 1/4/19 and then 1/17/19 patient is taken back to OR for complication: Previous linear skin incision was opened... [ Read More ]

Cpt +61316

Hello everyone, Hoping someone can help me with this. I have a general surgery doc who only performed CPT +61316 which is an add on code. According to both him and the neurosurgeon that is the ONLY ... [ Read More ]

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What is the correct use for code 61316?

Is it used when a bone graft is placed subcutaneously in the abdomen then retrieved later for repair, or Is it when a bone graft is placed to repair a skull defect or wound? CPT reads: incision and s... [ Read More ]

Bone flap placement in abdomen

[QUOTE="rlcohen76, post: 118262, member: 30370"]Can you provide the source of the information provided 61316. The 2010 coders desk reference has a completely different description of that procedure. ... [ Read More ]

Bone flap placement in abdomen

Can you provide the source of the information provided 61316. The 2010 coders desk reference has a completely different description of that procedure. thanks!... [ Read More ]

Bone flap placement in abdomen

I've coded these. 61316 describes creating the subcutaneous pocket & placing the bone flap in the abdomen for later retrieval. 61316=A cranial bone graft removed at the time of a separately reportab... [ Read More ]

Bone flap placement in abdomen

61316 is for placement of cranial bone graft onto a part of the skull. I am looking for placement of the bone flap into patient's abdomen for safe keeping awaiting placement back on skull after the b... [ Read More ]

Bone flap placement in abdomen

Sounds like add on code 61316, Incision and subcutaneous placement of cranial bone graft.... [ Read More ]

Nuero-surgery

[B]Look at 61316[/B]...This is an "add on" code. What code did you select for "Bilateral decompressive craniectomy with stellate opening of the dura"? 61322? The retrieval of the grafts will be 6214... [ Read More ]

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