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Distinguish Removal of Pump vs Catheter

Published on Thu Apr 23, 2015

Question: When coding the removal of an intrathecal baclofen pump, can we submit CPT ®code 62365? If our physician does a partial catheter removal, can we report code 62355 in addition to 62365? Our surgeon also aspirated cerebrospinal fluid. Can we submit code 62272? Will code 62272 be bundled with 62365 or 62355? What code can we submit for c-arm? Codify [...]
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