CPT Code 0220T: Posterior Intrafacet Implant (Thoracic) – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 0220T describes the placement of a posterior intrafacet implant, unilateral or bilateral, at a single thoracic vertebral level, including all intraoperative imaging guidance and the placement of any bone grafts or synthetic devices used during the procedure. It is a Category III temporary tracking code maintained by the AMA to monitor the utilization […]
CPT Code 00220: Anesthesia for CSF Shunting Procedures – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00220 describes anesthesia services provided for intracranial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting procedures. It is reported by the anesthesiologist or qualified anesthesia provider when general anesthesia is administered to a patient undergoing surgical placement, revision, or removal of a ventricular shunt system — most commonly for the management of hydrocephalus. With 10 CMS-assigned base […]
CPT Code 0219T: Posterior Intrafacet Implant (Cervical) – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
What Does CPT Code 0219T Mean? CPT code 0219T describes the placement of a posterior intrafacet implant — unilateral or bilateral — at a single cervical vertebral level, including all associated imaging guidance and the placement of bone grafts or synthetic devices within the facet joint space. Introduced January 1, 2010, it is a Category […]
CPT Code 00218: Anesthesia for Intracranial Procedures in the Sitting Position – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00218 describes anesthesia services provided for any intracranial procedure performed with the patient in the sitting (upright) position. This code belongs to the anesthesia for procedures on the head subsection of the AMA CPT code set and carries a base unit value of 13 — one of the highest in the intracranial anesthesia […]
CPT Code 00216: Anesthesia for Intracranial Vascular Procedures – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00216 describes anesthesia services provided for intracranial vascular procedures, covering general anesthesia administration and monitoring during open neurosurgical interventions on the blood vessels of the brain and skull base. Assigned 15 base units by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — one of the highest base unit values in the anesthesia code […]
CPT Code 00215: Anesthesia for Cranioplasty & Depressed Skull Fracture Elevation – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00215 describes anesthesia services for intracranial procedures involving cranioplasty or the elevation of a depressed skull fracture, extradural (simple or compound). It belongs to the 00210–00222 family of intracranial anesthesia codes maintained by the American Medical Association and is reported by the anesthesia provider — not the operating surgeon — when anesthesia is […]
CPT Code 00214: Anesthesia for Intracranial Burr Holes Including Ventriculography – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00214 describes anesthesia services rendered during intracranial procedures involving burr holes, including ventriculography. It sits within the intracranial anesthesia family (CPT codes 00210–00222) and carries 9 anesthesia base units as established by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Relative Value Guide and confirmed by CMS. Accurate selection and documentation of this code directly […]
CPT Code 00212: Anesthesia for Intracranial Procedures – Subdural Taps Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00212 describes anesthesia services furnished during intracranial procedures specifically involving subdural taps — a minimally invasive procedure in which a needle is inserted into the subdural space to drain accumulated fluid or blood compressing the brain. This code sits within the anesthesia-for-head-procedures range (00100–00222) and carries 5 base units under the CMS anesthesia […]
CPT Code 00211: Anesthesia for Craniotomy/Craniectomy for Hematoma Evacuation – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00211 describes anesthesia services provided during an intracranial procedure — specifically a craniotomy or craniectomy performed for the purpose of evacuating a hematoma (a localized collection of blood within the cranial cavity). This code is reported by the anesthesia provider — an anesthesiologist, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), or Anesthesiologist Assistant (AA) — […]
CPT Code 00210: Anesthesia for Intracranial Procedures (NOS) – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00210 describes anesthesia services administered for intracranial procedures that are not otherwise specified by a more detailed code in the 00211–00222 series. It applies when a qualified anesthesia provider — an anesthesiologist, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), or an Anesthesiologist Assistant (AA) — delivers general or monitored anesthesia during a brain or […]