CPT^® 61516, Under Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61516 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 or creates an opening in a cyst to drain it. The cyst is present above the tentorium cerebelli, a fold of dura mater separating the cerebellum from the occipital and temporal lobes.

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