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CPT® 61323, Under Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 61323 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Craniectomy or Craniotomy Procedures.

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The provider removes a part of the skull and a portion of the damaged brain tissue to treat raised intracranial pressure, or ICP, by allowing the swelling brain room to expand. The procedure may also include duraplasty, or reconstruction or expansion of the dura using a synthetic graft or part of the patient’s pericranium, a membrane that covers the surface of the skull. The procedure excludes the removal of the related hematoma.

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I have found the answer to my question with the help of other neurosurgery coders from a diff coding discussion website. The answer is 61323. I wanted to post it incase someone one day might have the ... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="rlcohen76, post: 118262, member: 30370"]Can you provide the source of the information provided 61316. The 2010 coders desk reference has a completely different description of that procedure. ... [ Read More ]
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