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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 11 (November)
Surgery: Nervous System Q&A (November 2017)
November 2017 page 10c
Surgery: Nervous System
Question: How should a sural nerve neurolysis performed at the level of the ankle be reported?
Answer:For CPT coding purposes, the ankle is considered part of the leg. Therefore, code 64708, Neuroplasty, major peripheral nerve, arm or leg, open; other than specified, would be the appropriate code to report.
Surgery: Nervous System. CPT® Assistant. 2017; November 2017 page 10c
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