AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Nervous System (January 2004)
January 2004 page 27e Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Nervous System, 64820 (Q&A) Question What is the appropriate code to report for a microscopic sympathectomy of the digital artery of the left ring finger? AMA Comment The appropriate code to report is 64820, Sympathectomy; digital arteries, each digit.Additionally, it is not necessary to report code 69990, Microsurgical techniques, requiring use of operating microscope (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), as the use of the microscope is an inherent part of the procedure. Code 64820 is now listed in the operating microscope explanatory note as one...
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