CPT^® 61751, Under Stereotaxis Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61751 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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Summary

In this procedure, the provider removes a portion of skull bone and biopsies, aspirates, and or excises an intracranial lesion using intraoperative computed tomography, or CT, and or magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, to guide him during the procedure.

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