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Neurosurgery Coding Alert

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Published on Wed Jul 03, 2013

Question: Our surgeon did a ventriculoscopy and fenestrated a cystic tumor in the third ventricle and placed a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. How do we report this?

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Answer: Make note that you report the two procedures that your surgeon is doing. First the endoscopic cyst fenestration for which you report code 62161 (Neuroendoscopy, intracranial; with [...]
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