CPT® 61520, Under Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 61520 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 cerebellopontine angle tumor, or better known as an acoustic neuroma. The tumor is present below the tentorium cerebelli, a fold of dura mater separating the cerebellum from the occipital and temporal lobes. Alternately, the tumor may be present in the posterior fossa, a small space in the lower back portion of the brain near the brain stem.
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