AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Endocrine System (Q&A) (January 2017)
January 2017 page 7 Surgery: Endocrine System Question: Is it appropriate to report CPT code 60512, Parathyroid autotransplantation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), in addition to the primary procedure when the transplant site is in the neck (eg, sternocleidomastoid muscle) and performed through the same neck incision as the primary procedure, even if the transplant is into adjacent tissue? Answer: No, it is not appropriate to report add-on code 60512 if the implantation is through the same neck incision as the primary procedure. This add-on code is only intended to be reported in instances when...
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