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Neurosurgery Coding Alert

Know Your Neuroendoscopy Codes

Published on Wed May 18, 2005

CPT added six codes to describe neuroendoscopy in 2003:

+ 62160 - Neuroendoscopy, intracranial, for placement or replacement of ventricular catheter and attachment to shunt system or external drainage (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

62161 - Neuroendoscopy, intracranial; with dissection of adhesions, fenestration of septum pellucidum or intraventricular cysts (including placement, replacement or removal of ventricular catheter)

62162 - ... with fenestration or excision of colloid cyst, including placement of external ventricular catheter for drainage

62163 - ... with retrieval of foreign body

62164 - ... with excision of brain tumor, including placement of external ventricular catheter for drainage

62165 - ... with excision of pituitary tumor, transnasal or transsphenoidal approach Note: Add-on code 62160 must accompany a primary procedure code of 61107, 61210, 62220, 62223, 62225 or 62230.
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