CPT^® 61514, Under Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61514 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider removes a portion of skull bone and excises a brain abscess present above the tentorium cerebella, a fold of dura mater separating the cerebellum from the occipital and temporal lobes.

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Craniotomy coding

I would only use 61510. 61510 Description from Coder's Desk Reference: [I]The physician removes a supratentorial abscess or cyst. Supratentorial structures are those located above the tentorium cere... [ Read More ]

NS coders-please help-crani wound debridement

Can anyone tell me if the following can be coded 61514/78? Pt had craniotomy for sdh removal x 2 one month ago through the same frontotemporal bone flap. Wound dehisced spontaneously with spontaneou... [ Read More ]

Bifrontal Craniotomy

[b]Lay description[/b] Here's the lay description from Encoder Pro: [B][COLOR="Navy"]The physician removes a supratentorial abscess or cyst. Supratentorial structures are those located above the tent... [ Read More ]

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