CPT^® 61556, Under Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61556 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider makes an incision in the skull to remove a frontal or parietal bone flap to treat prematurely fused cranial sutures, and he remodels the skull to its anatomically appropriate shape.

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