CPT^® 61559, Under Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61559 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 incises the skull to remove the cranium and remodel the skull to its anatomically appropriate shape. The provider performs this procedure to treat prematurely fused cranial sutures, a condition known as craniosynostosis.

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Plastics & Neuro

[QUOTE="kathrynw, post: 454801, member: 227055"] Hi, Based on the information provided you may want to look at codes 61550-61559 and 62140-62141. Verify the documentation supports the code selection. ... [ Read More ]

Plastics & Neuro

Hi, Based on the information provided you may want to look at codes 61550-61559 and 62140-62141. Verify the documentation supports the code selection. NCCI edits state 62140-62141 will need a modifie... [ Read More ]

Endoscopic Assisted Repair of Craniosynostosis

Hello, I was hoping someone could help me with the repair of craniosynostosis that is endoscopic assisted. I have read in a couple places that you can bill the open craniosynostosis codes 61550-61559 ... [ Read More ]

Neuroendoscopic craniectomy for craniosynostosis

The craniecotmy for craniosynostosis codes are 61550 - 61559. Your doctor is correct.... [ Read More ]

Cranial Vault Reconstruction

Any coders with experience in this type of coding, your help would be greatly appreciated: CF surgeon wants to bill 61559 and 62147 NS surgeon wants to bill 61559 and 61556 [U]CF op note[/U]: POSTOPE... [ Read More ]

61559

We were denied by Horizon NJ Health saying that this procedure can only be done once is a lifetime. I cannot find anything to that effect. Is it true we can only bill this once, if so, is there anot... [ Read More ]

Subtotal cranial vault remodeling/cranioplasty

I started using 61558 and 61559 for higher reimbursment since many ins payors ignore the 22 modifier for increase service. Look closely at the documentation and see if those codes can be used. Simone... [ Read More ]

neurosurgery

Usually In 61559, the neurosurgeon lifts off the cranium and the plastic surgeon performs the barrel-stave osteotomies and bone contouring. So you can bill 61559 with a 62 for the neuro and 21179-62 ... [ Read More ]

neurosurgery

The neurosurgery doc says he did 61559 and the plastic doc did 21175. The report states the neurosurgery doc did bifrontal craniotomy and barrel-stave osteotomies. I am wondering: 1. Can 61557 be bill... [ Read More ]

Plastics and Neurosurgery for Extensive Craniectomy

Our plastic surgeon is providing exposure and the reconstruction (with grafts) for craniosynostosis (total calvarial vault remodeling). Our neurosurgeon is performing the craniotomies and barrel stav... [ Read More ]

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