CPT^® 62368, Under Reservoir/Pump Implantation Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 62368 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Reservoir/Pump Implantation Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord.

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Summary

The provider analyzes performance of an implantable pump reprograms the pump but does not refill the pump. Intrathecal or epidural pumps may be used to deliver pain medications or chemotherapy to patients suffering from trauma or disease.

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Pain Management provider insists on using exam code with all of his in-office procedures. Thoughts?

For example, I just got a response from him regarding one of our patient's office encounters for doing 62368 and he insists on coding an additional 99214-25 regardless of the fact that his documentati... [ Read More ]

Code 62368 Components

62368 Electronic analysis of programmable, implanted pump for intrathecal or epidural drug infusion (includes evaluation of reservoir status, alarm status, drug prescription status); with reprogrammi... [ Read More ]

Code 62368 Components

Hi All, Code 62368 states "Electronic analysis or programmable, implanted pump for intrathecal or epidural drug infusion (includes evaluation of reservoir status, alarm status, drug prescription stat... [ Read More ]

62350, 62368 & 61070

Any insight would be greatly appreciated. So, my pain doctor performed a catheter revision (62350) on a patient and also performed a patency (61070) and programming (62368). I'm not seeing that there... [ Read More ]

PAIN MGMT BILLING QUESTION

[QUOTE="SharonCollachi, post: 474825, member: 654943"] 61070 Puncture of shunt tubing or reservoir for aspiration or injection procedure (nervous system - skull/meninges/brain) 62368 Electronic Analys... [ Read More ]

PAIN MGMT BILLING QUESTION

61070 Puncture of shunt tubing or reservoir for aspiration or injection procedure (nervous system - skull/meninges/brain) 62368 Electronic Analysis of programmable, implanted pump for intrathecal or e... [ Read More ]

PAIN MGMT BILLING QUESTION

I need help on this one. I was thinking 61070, 62368, 77002. Not sure about 61070 as is this code for brain because this was in the lumbar area? Can someone please help with how to code this op n... [ Read More ]

62368 during postoperative period

My provider placed a pain pump and during the postoperative visit (99024) performed an adjustment (62368). Since this is during the global period for the pump implantation, the adjustment would be con... [ Read More ]

Dye study & programming

I'm looking for a little input on this claim. My pain management provider did a dye study under fluoroscopy and reprogramming of the pain pump, he had coded 61070, 77002, 62368. I know 77002 is bundle... [ Read More ]

95990 for a programmable pump?

62367 analysis, evaluation, no reprogramming, no filling 62368 analysis, evaluation, reprogramming, no filling 62370 analysis, evaluation, reprogramming, filling 95990 and 95991 are used for non-prog... [ Read More ]

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