CPT Codes For Catheter Implantation Procedures On The Spine And Spinal Cord

CPT 0202T describes a procedure in which the provider utilizes fluoroscopic guidance to replace one or more joints with a prosthetic device at a single lumbar vertebral level, resulting in stabilization of the spine and retention of the normal motion of the vertebrae. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 0202T as: “Posterior vertebral…

CPT 84403 describes the measurement of total testosterone, which is usually conducted by a laboratory analyst on a patient’s serum sample. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 84403 as: “Testosterone; total”. Clinical Information The procedure described by CPT code 84403 involves the delicate and precise process of measuring total testosterone levels in a…

CPT 94010 describes the administration of a spirometry test by a provider or technician to evaluate a patient’s respiratory function, which involves attaching a spirometer to a computer that records the maximum expired air and speed of expiration through timed vital capacity and expiratory flow rate measurements, and displaying the results as a graph, with…

CPT 45395 describes the laparoscopic removal of the entire rectum followed by the attachment of the remaining end of the large intestine to the abdominal wall and the creation of an external opening. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 45395 as: “Laparoscopy, surgical; proctectomy, complete, combined abdominoperineal, with colostomy”. Billing Guidelines CPT 45110…

CPT 37184 describes the use of a combined technique of mechanical thrombectomy and pharmacological thrombolytic injection, along with fluoroscopic guidance, by the provider to treat an occlusion or blockage in a noncoronary or non-intracranial artery or in an arterial bypass graft, and this code is used when the procedure is performed on the initial vessel….

CPT 57265 describes a vaginal approach procedure where the provider repairs weakened vaginal walls that support the bladder, rectum, and small bowel with sutures, and may also repair an enterocele, while optionally performing cystourethroscopy to examine the bladder and urethra. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 57265 as: “Combined anteroposterior colporrhaphy, including cystourethroscopy,…