AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 4 (April)
Nervous System/Surgery (April 2004)
April 2004 page 15a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Nervous System, 61793 (Q&A) Question When performing stereotactic radiosurgery using a gamma knife, can code 61793 be reported twice if the patient has two lesions being treated, one on the right side and one on the left? AMA Comment Code 61793 may be reported twice, with the second code appended with either modifier ‘59,’ Distinct procedural service, or modifier ‘51,’Multiple Procedures, (depending upon payer requirements). Code 61793 is valued for a single metastatic lesion. There is significantly more physician work involved for radiosurgical planning and...
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