CPT^® 61697, Under Surgery for Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation or Vascular Disease Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61697 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgery for Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation or Vascular Disease Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain.

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The provider treats a complex intracranial aneurysm using an intracranial surgical technique to repair an abnormal dilation, or widening, of a blood vessel in the internal carotid circulation. This service helps treat an aneurysm that a subarachnoid hemorrhage causes.

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