CPT^® 61888, Under Neurostimulators (Intracranial) Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 61888 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Neurostimulators (Intracranial) Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain.

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Summary

The provider reincises the skin over a direct or inductive coupling cranial pulse generator or receiver in a subcutaneous pocket and revises or removes it. This procedure can be done for a failed battery or component malfunction, infection, or when the stimulation is ineffective for the patient.

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DBS pocket revision

If the skin is thinning at the site of the DBS and the pocket is enlarged and made deeper. The same generator & electrodes are returned to the "revised" pocket. Is this coded with 61888? There is de... [ Read More ]

Cpt for removal of cranial eeg electrodes

[b]CPT for intracranial electrodes[/b] Did you consider 61880 "Revision or removal of intracranial electrodes"? Here is the lay description: The physician removes or revises neurostimulator electro... [ Read More ]

IPG replacement with change of pocket site

63685 Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver, direct or inductive coupling 63688 Revision or removal of implanted spinal neurostimulator pulse generator ... [ Read More ]

CPT codes to use for SCS Revision

In order to report CPT 95972, the provider would have to document that he personally performed the reprogramming and which parameters were reprogrammed. For CPT 95971, this would include 3 or fewer pa... [ Read More ]

PNS Help!

When you state PNS, does this stand for peripheral nerve stimulation or peripheral subcutaneous field stimulation. If so this would not fall under 63685 since 63685 is for a dorsal column stimulator/... [ Read More ]

Spinal Cord Stimulator Revision

As seen below, if a previously placed percutaneous/permanent lead (63650) is being replaced, the correct CPT code is 63663. If 2 leads are being replaced, due to CPT 63663 plural descriptor array(s), ... [ Read More ]

Removal Stimulator Generator/receiver

15. CPT codes 61885, 61886, and 63685 describe “insertion or replacement” of cranial or spinal neurostimulator pulse generators or receivers. CPT codes 61888 and 63688 describe “revision or remo... [ Read More ]

pump replacement

The word "replacement" in the code descriptor does not always mean a removal is included. 63685 Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver, direct or inductive cou... [ Read More ]

coding 61888 and 61885

Please help on your interpertation of coding for a brand new replacement of a brain stimulator in an ambulatory surgery setting. We are debating on whether the code 61888 and 61885 can be billed toge... [ Read More ]

Occipital Stimulator at an ASC

Here is the op note for this. I am thinking 61888, 64553,64553-59 and 95975 but I have never coded for the Occipital Stimulator before. :confused: PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Chronic daily headache. ... [ Read More ]

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