Coding Tips: 5 Major Add-On Codes Can Ease Your Cranial Procedures Coding

Never ignore the add-on procedure in a craniotomy.

When reporting cranial procedures, you typically only need to consider one principal component: the craniotomy. Since cranial procedures are often complex, you may very often need to report additional procedures and techniques. Read on to know the add-on codes you can frequently report for your neurosurgery billing.

Report Microdissection Only Once Per Session

When your surgeon uses the operating microscope, you report the microdissection code +69990 (Microsurgical techniques, requiring use of operating microscope [List separately in addition to code for primary procedure]) in addition to the code of the primary craniotomy procedure.

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- Published on 2012-01-27