CPT^® 61720, Under Stereotaxis Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61720 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Stereotaxis Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain.

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In this procedure, the provider makes a lesion in the globus pallidus or thalamus, which are subcortical brain structures, by using a stereotactic method. This method makes use of a three dimensional coordinate system to locate small targets inside the brain.

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