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CPT® 61711, Under Surgery for Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation or Vascular Disease Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 61711 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgery for Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation or Vascular Disease Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain.

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In this procedure, the provider surgically connects, or anastomoses, the arterial and extracranial intracranial arteries, specifically the middle cerebral and cortical arteries. He accesses the arteries through a craniotomy, where he removes a portion of the skull bone. This procedure treats blockage and rupture of vessels in the brain by effectively bypassing the affected area to restore blood flow to the brain.

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Use of microscope
Medicare rules don't allow billing for the operating microscope with this code. Commercial payers may have other rules, but all of the payers I've worked with generally follow these same guidelines. ... [ Read More ]
encephaloduro-synangiosis
[QUOTE="scharette, post: 338064, member: 12092"]Has anyone run across this procedure before? The provider is billing 61711 which is an anastomosis, which is incorrect because they performed the enceph... [ Read More ]
encephaloduro-synangiosis
Has anyone run across this procedure before? The provider is billing 61711 which is an anastomosis, which is incorrect because they performed the encephaloduro-synangiosis. Supercoder states there is ... [ Read More ]
Neurology add on
CMS: [B][U]F. Operating Microscope[/U][/B] 1. The Internet-Only Manuals (IOM), Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Publication 100-04, Chapter 12, Section 20.4.5 (Allowable Adjustments) limits the re... [ Read More ]
Assistant Surgeon Payable on Particular CPTs?
[QUOTE="RVOSKANI, post: 228787, member: 97244"]Hello! I am using the CMS Physician Fee Schedule Search on the CMS website to look up if an assistant surgeon is allowed for certain CPT codes. Any... [ Read More ]
69990 with 63030
[QUOTE="scar5901, post: 162989, member: 61106"]I am confused, I have many tools to utilize for research the above - per AMA CPT Professional 2011 the above codes are allowed together, as the list unde... [ Read More ]
69990-operating microscope - Did anyone ever get
69990 is allowed with 63081. Many carriers follow CMS' policy... [B][U]F. Operating Microscope[/U][/B] 1. The Internet-Only Manuals (IOM), Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Publication 100-04, Chap... [ Read More ]
Help with CPT code for Craniotomy and encephalodurosynangiosos code
Take a look at CPT 61711. Not sure if this is accurate without seeing an operative report.... [ Read More ]
Parasitizing vein of AV fistula
This needs more info about the sit eof procedure. Anyway I would like to addsome clues to it.parasitization often could mean Embolization also especially when it comes to vascular procedures. For eg, ... [ Read More ]
Help with spine surgery
Option #3-I agree that this would be inclusive. You can charge for 69990, also. [B]Operating Microscope[/B] 1. The Internet-Only Manuals (IOM), Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Publication 100-04,... [ Read More ]
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