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CPT® 61070, Under Injection, Drainage, or Aspiration Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 61070 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Injection, Drainage, or Aspiration Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain.

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In this procedure, called a shunt tap, the provider inserts a needle into the tube of a shunt or its reservoir to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, or he injects a medication or other substance into the CSF. The provider performs this service to measure pressure, test the patency of the shunt device, meaning that it is open and unobstructed, aspirate fluid for diagnosis, or to inject medication or contrast.

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Pain Pump Refill Question
Yes I believe are three codes are applicable in this situation such 61070 75809 62370. The reason I say it applies as refill/reprogramming is that it is common to have to abstract medicine from the pu... [ Read More ]
62350, 62368 & 61070
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. So, my pain doctor performed a catheter revision (62350) on a patient and also performed a patency (61070) and programming (62368). I'm not seeing that there... [ Read More ]
PAIN MGMT BILLING QUESTION
[QUOTE="SharonCollachi, post: 474825, member: 654943"] 61070 Puncture of shunt tubing or reservoir for aspiration or injection procedure (nervous system - skull/meninges/brain) 62368 Electronic Analys... [ Read More ]
PAIN MGMT BILLING QUESTION
61070 Puncture of shunt tubing or reservoir for aspiration or injection procedure (nervous system - skull/meninges/brain) 62368 Electronic Analysis of programmable, implanted pump for intrathecal or e... [ Read More ]
PAIN MGMT BILLING QUESTION
I need help on this one. I was thinking 61070, 62368, 77002. Not sure about 61070 as is this code for brain because this was in the lumbar area? Can someone please help with how to code this op n... [ Read More ]
Dye study & programming
I'm looking for a little input on this claim. My pain management provider did a dye study under fluoroscopy and reprogramming of the pain pump, he had coded 61070, 77002, 62368. I know 77002 is bundle... [ Read More ]
Procedure Help
So, one of my pain docs performed the following and I think I have the correct codes, just looking for a confirmation..... Evacuation of seroma - 10140 Dye Study - 61070 Reprogramming & Electronic an... [ Read More ]
New procedure I haven't seen
I believe it would meet both 61070 75809... [ Read More ]
New procedure I haven't seen
OK, so my pain doc performed the following procedure. I believe it should be coded: 61070, 75809-26 (this was performed in an ASC). The doctor is only coding: 61070. The area overlying the intratheca... [ Read More ]
61070 75809 - what anesthesia code to use? 61070 75809 anesthesia pumpogram shuntogram
Hello, Our provider provided services on a patient using codes 61070 and 75809. This patient needed anesthesia for the service. What would the correct anesthesia cpt code be? Thank you... [ Read More ]
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