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CPT® 64612, Under Destruction by Neurolytic Agent (eg, Chemical, Thermal, Electrical or Radiofrequency) Procedures on the Somatic Nerves

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 64612 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Destruction by Neurolytic Agent (eg, Chemical, Thermal, Electrical or Radiofrequency) Procedures on the Somatic Nerves.

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In this procedure, the provider injects a chemical on one side of the face to disable the facial nerve and relieve painful facial nerve disorders or abnormal involuntary movements of facial muscles.

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Botox- Cosmetic
Does anyone have any recommendation on RVU assignment - we base Physician compensation off of RVU's. Have a Physician trained and wanting to offer service. My initial thought was to use the codes as... [ Read More ]
Masseter Muscle
64611-64612 is for chemodenervation. Chemodenervation is the use of chemical agents to produce neuromuscular blockade for the purpose of selective weakening of specific muscles, or muscle groups. Thi... [ Read More ]
Masseter Muscle
My provider wants to do a bilateral masseter muscle injection. Most of what I'm finding is for a botox injection (CPT 64611 or 64612). At this point, my doctor is looking at a Depo-Medrol injection to... [ Read More ]
Admin code for botox
henleyre1, Per EncoderPro, report 64615 only once. 64615 refers to the entire destruction procedure that includes multiple injections. 64615 is not to be reported with 64612 or 64615. If electrica... [ Read More ]
Admin code for botox
I have a provider who injects botox b/l for cervical dystonia (64616) but also they injected into the head as well b/l for the headache being caused from the cervical dystonia. IS there a separate cp... [ Read More ]
Botox Injection- Migraine
[b]CMS has LCD (34635) for Botox treatments[/b] HARTXUS wrote: "We billed 64615 and payer came back with not deemed medical necessity. Any advice how to tackle this?" You will need to find the Dx co... [ Read More ]
Botox injections for treatment of cervical dystonia and upper head pain
[QUOTE="sarab86, post: 424870, member: 238467"]I would use 64616-50. Maybe show your provider the CPT description of 64612 and they can explain if that applies for the upper head pain. I would not use... [ Read More ]
Botox injections for treatment of cervical dystonia and upper head pain
I would use 64616-50. Maybe show your provider the CPT description of 64612 and they can explain if that applies for the upper head pain. I would not use 64615 as that is only for Migraines.... [ Read More ]
Botox injections for treatment of cervical dystonia and upper head pain
One of our providers that administers botox performed the following injections for treatment of cervical dystonia and upper head pain: Documentation: "Ms. Fortier is a 68 y.o. female who presents for... [ Read More ]
Chemodenervation of muscles
Can you bill modifier 51 with CPT code 64612 since the injections were done at different sites of the face.... [ Read More ]
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