AMA CPT® Assistant - 2000 Issue 3 (March)
Surgery Nervous System (March 2000)
March 2000 page 11b Coding Consultation Nervous System, Surgery, 61618, 61619 (Q&A) Question Should I report code 61618 for the primary closure of the dura following ligation of an intracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm? AMA Comment Codes 61618 and 61619 may be reported if, after skull base surgery, the patient develops a cerebral spinal fluid leak requiring secondary repair or if the defect repair was planned as a second, staged procedure. CPT does not specify a period of time that must pass between the original skull base surgery and the secondary repair for CSF leak. If an additional...
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