CPT^® 21206, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Head

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 21206 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Head.

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A provider performs a maxillary osteotomy, incising the maxilla, or upper jaw, and moving portions of the bone to correct facial deformities, congenital or acquired.

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Osteotomy for access to orbital fracture

While there is no NCCI edit that bundles 21206 into 21407, I do no think there is enough there to justify billing 21206 . In general, procedures performed to "gain access" are included in the primar... [ Read More ]

Osteotomy for access to orbital fracture

21206 for osteotomy maxilla and 21407 for orbit fx repair. Biller brought to me because insurance denied osteotomy for not sufficient documentation. I tend to agree, but wanted another input on what... [ Read More ]

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