CPT^® 64905, Under Neurorrhaphy With Nerve Graft, Vein Graft or Conduit Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 64905 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Neurorrhaphy With Nerve Graft, Vein Graft or Conduit Procedures.

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Summary

The provider transfers a portion of a less important, healthy, donor nerve to a damaged recipient nerve to help the nerve tissue reconnect faster and recover its function faster. This procedure is often done for complex injuries such as a brachial plexus injury that causes an irreparable nerve laceration, or compression, or when the nerve root has been torn from the spinal cord.

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AIN to Ulnar nerve transfer

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HELP! anterior interosseous nerve to motor branch of ulnar nerve transfer

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Supercharged end-to-end nerve transfer

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CPT 64905

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AIN to Ulnar nerve transfer ain to ulnar nerve transfer

My surgeons are starting to perform AIN to Ulnar nerve transfer more often and we are trying to determine the most appropriate coding. 64905 states a first stage nerve transfer, however we are not do... [ Read More ]

nerve transfer

Hi All, A doctor performed an ulnar nerve transferred to the first motor branch of the flexor carpi ulnaris (64905) at the medial aspect of left elbow. Also billing cpt code 64718 (neuroplasty) he tr... [ Read More ]

Use of microscope

Medicare rules don't allow billing for the operating microscope with this code. Commercial payers may have other rules, but all of the payers I've worked with generally follow these same guidelines. ... [ Read More ]

Neurology add on

CMS: [B][U]F. Operating Microscope[/U][/B] 1. The Internet-Only Manuals (IOM), Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Publication 100-04, Chapter 12, Section 20.4.5 (Allowable Adjustments) limits the re... [ Read More ]

Cpt 64905- someone please help

#1 06-28-2013, 10:27 AM maddismom Guru Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 115 Cpt 64905 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can someone ple... [ Read More ]

Cpt 64905

Can someone please help me with CPT 64905? The provider did four nerve transfers and the biller billed for four, but it's my understanding you can only bill for one during the same procedure. Is my ... [ Read More ]

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