CPT^® 61770, Under Stereotaxis Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61770 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 removes a portion of skull bone and inserts a catheter or probe using mapped coordinates from a computed tomography, or CT, and or magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, scans to identify the site to place a radiation source in a brain lesion.

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