AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A) (January 2015)
January 2015 page 14 Surgery: Nervous System Question: What is the appropriate code to report for neurostimulator implantation and placement of leads over a peripheral nerve in the head for treatment of migraines? Answer: It would be appropriate to report code 64555, Percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrode array; peripheral nerve (excludes sacral nerve), for the lead placement. Insertion of the neurostimulator pulse generator would be reported with code 64590, Insertion or replacement of peripheral or gastric neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver, direct or inductive coupling.♦ Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A) (January 2015). CPT® Assistant. 2015; January 2015 page...
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