tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 7

Skull Base Surgery: Can You Code for Two Approaches in One Surgery?

Find out what the other surgeon billed before you start codingBilling for approaches to the skull base can make you feel as if  you're "trying to fit a square peg into a round code," says Eric Sandham, compliance educator with Central California Faculty Medical Group, Fresno. The complexity of these procedures and the collaboration between surgeons make it important to get all the facts before coding. Skull base surgery (CPT Codes 61580-61619) is an area of tremendous complexity, and the possibilities for confusion are immense. The fast-growing procedure treats lesions at the base of the skull. "This is...

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