PA Lookup
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Reduction of craniomegalic skull (eg, treated hydrocephalus); not requiring bone grafts or cranioplasty
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Reduction of craniomegalic skull (eg, treated hydrocephalus); requiring craniotomy and reconstruction with or without bone graft (includes obtaining grafts)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Repair of encephalocele, skull vault, including cranioplasty
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Craniotomy for repair of encephalocele, skull base
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Cranioplasty for skull defect; up to 5 cm diameter
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Cranioplasty for skull defect; larger than 5 cm diameter
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Removal of bone flap or prosthetic plate of skull
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Replacement of bone flap or prosthetic plate of skull
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Cranioplasty for skull defect with reparative brain surgery
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Cranioplasty with autograft (includes obtaining bone grafts); up to 5 cm diameter
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Cranioplasty with autograft (includes obtaining bone grafts); larger than 5 cm diameter
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Incision and retrieval of subcutaneous cranial bone graft for cranioplasty (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Neuroendoscopy, intracranial, for placement or replacement of ventricular catheter and attachment to shunt system or external drainage (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Neuroendoscopy, intracranial; with dissection of adhesions, fenestration of septum pellucidum or intraventricular cysts (including placement, replacement, or removal of ventricular catheter)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Neuroendoscopy, intracranial; with fenestration or excision of colloid cyst, including placement of external ventricular catheter for drainage
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Neuroendoscopy, intracranial; with excision of brain tumor, including placement of external ventricular catheter for drainage
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Neuroendoscopy, intracranial; with excision of pituitary tumor, transnasal or trans-sphenoidal approach
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Ventriculocisternostomy (Torkildsen type operation)
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Creation of shunt; subarachnoid/subdural-atrial, -jugular, -auricular
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
Creation of shunt; subarachnoid/subdural-peritoneal, -pleural, other terminus
How to Submit
N/A - No authorization is required
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