CPT^® 62140, Under Repair Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 62140 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Skull, Meninges, and Brain.

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In this procedure, the provider removes a portion of skull bone and repairs a defect in the skull that is no larger than 5cm in diameter.

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InvisiShunt for shunt placement

The InvisiShunt rep is telling our surgeons to bill 62140/62141 for a shunt placement using their implant. It is for a craniectomy defect for a shunt but we are making the defect for the shunt placeme... [ Read More ]

billing cpt 62140 with 61524 cranioplasty

question concerning if cpt 62140 (cranioplasty) being billed with 61524 (crani) is correct?? Patient has surgery in Nov 2020 for VP Shunt Placement and a crani 2 years ago. I do not agree with 62140 ... [ Read More ]

Extradural anterior skull base mass

I have this coded as 61582, 61600-51, 62140, 61782. Can anyone give some input on this? Thanks! [B]DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: [/B]The patient was taken to the operating room, and was placed on the OR ... [ Read More ]

Plastics & Neuro

[QUOTE="kathrynw, post: 454801, member: 227055"] Hi, Based on the information provided you may want to look at codes 61550-61559 and 62140-62141. Verify the documentation supports the code selection. ... [ Read More ]

Plastics & Neuro

Hi, Based on the information provided you may want to look at codes 61550-61559 and 62140-62141. Verify the documentation supports the code selection. NCCI edits state 62140-62141 will need a modifie... [ Read More ]

Alloderm graft used for cranioplasty

Need more info. This is a dura graft? If the provider opened the dura himself to complete the case then you cant bill for the duragraft as that is part of the closure. Why not look at 62140-62141? Tha... [ Read More ]

Suboccipital craniotomy

Procedure is a right suboccipital craniotomy for resection of posterior fossa meningioma with microdissection and frameless stereotactic navigation. My provider is billing: 61512,62140,61781,69990. (f... [ Read More ]

Endoscopic resection of pineal lesion

Would it ever be appropriate to report 61597, 62164, 62140 and 62148 for endoscopic resection of a pineal lesion? There are no bundling issues, however, I feel that that seems like a bit much for the... [ Read More ]

Cranioplasty for skull defect

I would look at 62140 and 62141. Codes 62146 and 62147 are if the physician harvests bone graft from the patient to repair the defect. However, also make sure he is not planning on billing for a cr... [ Read More ]

Cranioplasty DISAGREEMENT! Help!

I believe the 61241 includes the plate: 61241:The physician corrects a defect in the cranium. In 62140, the defect is less than 5 cm. In 62141, the defect is greater than 5 cm. The physician incises ... [ Read More ]

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