CPT^® 62148, Under Repair Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 62148 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain.

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In this add on procedure, the provider incises and retrieves a cranial bone graft that was previously stored in a subcutaneous pocket in the abdomen or in the inner lining of the scalp near the site of the defect to preserve the graft and reduce graft devitalization. The provider then uses the stored graft to repair the skull bone defect in a procedure called a cranioplasty.

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I've coded these. 61316 describes creating the subcutaneous pocket & placing the bone flap in the abdomen for later retrieval. 61316=A cranial bone graft removed at the time of a separately reportab... [ Read More ]

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[B]Look at 61316[/B]...This is an "add on" code. What code did you select for "Bilateral decompressive craniectomy with stellate opening of the dura"? 61322? The retrieval of the grafts will be 6214... [ Read More ]

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