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CPT® 64575, Under Neurostimulator Procedures on the Peripheral Nerves

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 64575 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Neurostimulator Procedures on the Peripheral Nerves.

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The provider uses an open approach to implant a peripheral nerve neurostimulator electrode array. The provider may perform this service to treat chronic pain. This procedure is not done on a sacral nerve, one of a group of five paired nerves that arise on both sides of the spinal cord.

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SIJ/Medial Cluneal Nerve Stimulator Coding
What did your provider do? 64555 x 2 units and 64590 are billable together as there is no CCI Edit. 64575 has an edit which exists with 64555 as 64575 is a column 2 code, so if 64555 & 64575 are bill... [ Read More ]
SIJ/Medial Cluneal Nerve Stimulator Coding coding denials pain management
My pain management provider coded this procedure with 64555-51 (2 units), 64575, 64590 (2 units). Medicare denied the last 2 codes. Are the codes included in the primary? DX code is G58.9. Can anyone ... [ Read More ]
ASC Coding for NeuroStim
[b]trying to understand the diffrence[/b] how would this case be coded for a neurostimulator implant: [I]"then coordinated a very purposeful position and prep. All pressure points were padded. We ca... [ Read More ]
Clarification Needed
This looks like a technical case and a lot work to perform. Sorry to hear you have determine how to be reimbursed and the confusing 64575 versus 64555. It does use the word percutaneous when describin... [ Read More ]
Clarification Needed
Melissa, 63685 is located in the cpt manual under "Neurostimulators (Spinal Nerve)" and 64555 is located in the manual under "Neurostimulators (Peripheral Nerve)". I think that if a spinal nerve stim... [ Read More ]
Clarification Needed
Hello, My provider was a second surgeon in a placement of bifrontal and bioccipital peripheral nerve stimulator electrodes percutaneously with implantation of an IPG under fluoro. It was coded as ... [ Read More ]
ASC Coding for NeuroStim
For [I]peripheral nerves [/I]it would be 64555 (this is for test leads), you can report this code for each lead placed just make sure they were placed percutaneously. If there was incisions made to pl... [ Read More ]
64575 Multiple leads - Medicare Patient
Hi - I am stumped. For procedure code 64575, are you able to bill for multiple units based on the # of leads that were inserted? Thanks!!... [ Read More ]
Revised Interstim codes 64561
[QUOTE="KCROSS, post: 196479, member: 610"]In the past our doctors have billed 64561-LT and 64561-RT for the testing phase. The revised wording for 2012, "electrode array" is causing some confusion. ... [ Read More ]
Cpt 64575
Lay Descriptions from Ingenix's Encoder 64555 The physician places an electrode percutaneously (through the skin) through an introducer needle into the tissue to be stimulated. Electrodes placed over... [ Read More ]
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