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CPT® 99135, Under Qualifying Circumstances for Anesthesia

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 99135 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Qualifying Circumstances for Anesthesia.

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This code describes the use of controlled hypotension. Use this add–on code along with a primary anesthesia procedure code only in cases when the provider induces controlled hypotension in the patient during certain surgical procedures, complicating the administration of anesthesia.

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