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Visualase Procedure Done in MRI

Date: Jan 8, 2018

Question:

We have neurosurgery using our MRI machine to perform Visualase procedures. They are placing neurostimulators for Parkinson's. Right now we are billing the MRI with the brain MRI code, but when I found some info on the Medtronic website they recommend using 64999. These are hybrid procedures done in conjunction with neurosurgery that can take up to 6 hours. Should we be billing unlisted 64999 code instead of an MRI scan?

Question ID : 10302
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