Coding Strategies:
3 Questions You Need To Answer Before You Code Intracranial Hematomas
Published on Mon May 07, 2012
Site, location are your best guides. When your neurosurgeon performs hematoma evacuations as a sole procedure and as part of other surgeries like tumor excisions, you'll need to be confident about looking for bundled evacuations and when to append modifier(s) to ethically boost your reimbursement. Let these three questions and answers guide you to the right codes. Below are the four codes you have for the evacuation or drainage of intracranial hematomas: 61312 (Craniectomy or craniotomy for evacuation of hematoma, supratentorial; extradural or subdural) 61313 (Craniectomy or craniotomy for evacuation of hematoma, supratentorial; intracerebral) 61314 (Craniectomy or craniotomy for evacuation of hematoma, infratentorial; extradural or subdural) 61315 (Craniectomy or craniotomy for evacuation of hematoma, infratentorial; intracerebellar) 1. Where's the Hematoma Located? When you read that your surgeon did an evacuation of hematoma in the skull, you'll need to confirm the hematoma site. Review the operative note for details on whether [...]
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