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CPT® 61312, Under Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 61312 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures.

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Hematoma is an unusual collection of blood outside the blood vessels due to internal hemorrhage. Subdural or extradural hematoma is caused by head injuries, and it is a life–threatening condition. These hematomas can be removed through suction, for which the physician has to perform an incision of the scalp, craniotomy, or craniectomy. A supratentorial hematoma is the accumulation of blood in the region above the tentorium cerebella (or the cerebellar tentorium –– the extended dura mater that surrounds and separates the cerebellum from the other parts of brain in the posterior cerebral hemisphere).

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Bilateral Craniotomies For Bil Subdurals
Patient had 61312 on the rt and lt. Modifier 50 is not allowed. How would you bill bilateral procedures? 61323-rt and 61312-lt?? This is for Medicare.... [ Read More ]
Coding help for CPT 61312
Modifier 50 is not allowed. I believe the correct way to code is to bill 61312-RT and then 61312-59-LT.... [ Read More ]
Coding help for CPT 61312
I'm looking for clarification on coding for CPT 61312. Should anatomical modifier be used - LT or RT? How do you code if the procedure is done bilaterally? Thank you!... [ Read More ]
Traumatic Brain Surgery Help
Good Morning, My provider performed a brain surgery that doesn't happen very often. I was wondering if someone can shed some light on how to code it. This is from the description of procedure only. ... [ Read More ]
Burr Hole or Craniotomy?
I would code 61312 in this case. Sometimes a surgeon will make one or more burr holes to create a bone flap and be able to make the craniotomy to gain access (sounds like what happened in this case to... [ Read More ]
Burr Hole or Craniotomy? burr hole craniotomy evacuation hematoma subdural
I have a case of a subdural hematoma that was evacuated via a procedure in which, "A burr hole was made and a long craniotomy was fashioned using the drill. The bone was removed..." I understand that... [ Read More ]
Subcu Hematoma Remval
Good Morning Need some help, I have a patient had previous procedure 61312 and 61316 on 1/4/19 and then 1/17/19 patient is taken back to OR for complication: Previous linear skin incision was opened... [ Read More ]
Craniectomy w/Ventriculostomy Catheter Placement
I'm hoping for some guidance. We have 3 opinions as to how to bill this procedure(s). Pre-op Dx: bilateral acute subdural hematoma with brain compression, left parietotemporal skull base fractures wi... [ Read More ]
Cpt +61316
Hello everyone, Hoping someone can help me with this. I have a general surgery doc who only performed CPT +61316 which is an add on code. According to both him and the neurosurgeon that is the ONLY ... [ Read More ]
Hernia Repair
"Separate Procedure" is defined as "minor procedures that when done by themselves are coded as a procedure, but when performed at the same time as a major procedure are considered incidental and not c... [ Read More ]
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