Data Updated for Q4 2018
CPT Code: 62270
Description: Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic
Status Code
A
Active Code. These codes are paid separately under the physician fee schedule, if covered. There will be RVUs for codes with this status. The presence of an “A” indicator does not mean that Medicare has made a nation
Global Days
000
Endoscopic or minor procedure with related preoperative and postoperative relative values on the day of the procedure only included in the fee schedule payment amount; evaluation and management services on the day
Medicare RUVs and Fees
Work RVU – 1.37
Malpractice RVU – 0.19
Facility RVU – 0.69
Non-Facility RVU – 2.95
Facility Total RVU – 2.25
Non-Facility Total RVU – 4.51
Medicare National Facility Total Payment – $81
Medicare National Non-Facility Total Payment – $162.36
Bundling Information
Includes
00635, 01935, 01936, 0213T, 0216T, 0228T, 0230T, 12001, 12002, 12004, 12005, 12006, 12007, 12011, 12013, 12014, 12015, 12016, 12017, 12018, 12020, 12021, 12031, 12032, 12034, 12035, 12036, 12037, 12041, 12042, 12044, 12045, 12046, 12047, 12051, 12052, 12053, 12054, 12055, 12056, 12057, 13100, 13101, 13102, 13120, 13121, 13122, 13131, 13132, 13133, 13150, 13151, 13152, 13153, 36000, 36400, 36405, 36406, 36410, 36420, 36425, 36430, 36440, 36591, 36592, 36600, 36640, 37202, 43752, 51701, 51702, 51703, 61650, 61795, 62273, 62288, 62289, 62310, 62311, 62320, 62321, 62322, 62323, 64400, 64402, 64405, 64408, 64410, 64412, 64413, 64415, 64416, 64417, 64418, 64420, 64421, 64425, 64430, 64435, 64445, 64446, 64447, 64448, 64449, 64450, 64461, 64462, 64463, 64470, 64475, 64479, 64480, 64483, 64484, 64486, 64487, 64488, 64489, 64490, 64491, 64492, 64493, 64494, 64495, 64505, 64508, 64510, 64517, 64520, 64530, 64550, 69990, 76000, 76001, 76003, 77001, 77002, 90760, 90765, 90772, 90774, 90775, 90780, 92012, 92012, 92014, 92014, 93000, 93005, 93010, 93040, 93041, 93042, 93318, 93355, 94002, 94200, 94250, 94680, 94681, 94690, 94770, 95812, 95813, 95816, 95819, 95822, 95829, 95955, 96360, 96361, 96365, 96366, 96367, 96368, 96372, 96374, 96375, 96376, 96377, 99148, 99149, 99150, 99155, 99156, 99157, 99211, 99212, 99213, 99214, 99215, 99217, 99218, 99219, 99220, 99221, 99222, 99223, 99231, 99232, 99233, 99234, 99235, 99236, 99238, 99239, 99241, 99242, 99243, 99244, 99245, 99251, 99252, 99253, 99254, 99255, 99291, 99292, 99304, 99305, 99306, 99307, 99308, 99309, 99310, 99315, 99316, 99334, 99335, 99336, 99337, 99347, 99348, 99349, 99350, 99374, 99375, 99377, 99378, 99446, 99447, 99448, 99449, 99495, 99496, C8950, C8952, G0345, G0347, G0351, G0353, G0354, G0453, G0463, G0471
Included In
0062T, 22526, 22527, 54405, 62268, 62269, 62272, 62274, 62275, 62276, 62277, 62278, 62279, 62280, 62281, 62282, 62284, 62302, 62303, 62304, 62305, 62318, 62319, 62324, 62325, 62326, 62327, 62350, 62355, 62360, 62361, 62362, 96450, 96542, 99293, 99294, 99295, 99296, 99297, 99298, 99299, 99300, 99466, 99467, 99468, 99469, 99471, 99472, 99475, 99476, 99477, 99478, 99479, 99480, 99485, 99486, G0292
Mutually Exclusive
No Mutually Exclusive Edits for this Code
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Related CPT Codes
| CPT Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 62200 | Ventriculocisternostomy, third ventricle; |
| 62200 | Ventriculocisternostomy, third ventricle; |
| 62201 | Ventriculocisternostomy, third ventricle; stereotactic, neuroendoscopic method |
| 62220 | Creation of shunt; ventriculo-atrial, -jugular, -auricular |
| 62223 | Creation of shunt; ventriculo-peritoneal, -pleural, other terminus |
| 62225 | Replacement or irrigation, ventricular catheter |
| 62230 | Replacement or revision of cerebrospinal fluid shunt, obstructed valve, or distal catheter in shunt system |
| 62252 | Reprogramming of programmable cerebrospinal shunt |
| 62256 | Removal of complete cerebrospinal fluid shunt system; without replacement |
| 62258 | Removal of complete cerebrospinal fluid shunt system; with replacement by similar or other shunt at same operation |
| 62263 | Percutaneous lysis of epidural adhesions using solution injection (eg, hypertonic saline, enzyme) or mechanical means (eg, catheter) including radiologic localization (includes contrast when administered), multiple adhesiolysis sessions; 2 or more days |
| 62264 | Percutaneous lysis of epidural adhesions using solution injection (eg, hypertonic saline, enzyme) or mechanical means (eg, catheter) including radiologic localization (includes contrast when administered), multiple adhesiolysis sessions; 1 day |
| 62267 | Percutaneous aspiration within the nucleus pulposus, intervertebral disc, or paravertebral tissue for diagnostic purposes |
| 62268 | Percutaneous aspiration, spinal cord cyst or syrinx |
| 62269 | Biopsy of spinal cord, percutaneous needle |
| 62270 | Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic |
| 62272 | Spinal puncture, therapeutic, for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (by needle or catheter) |
| 62273 | Injection, epidural, of blood or clot patch |
| 62280 | Injection/infusion of neurolytic substance (eg, alcohol, phenol, iced saline solutions), with or without other therapeutic substance; subarachnoid |
| 62281 | Injection/infusion of neurolytic substance (eg, alcohol, phenol, iced saline solutions), with or without other therapeutic substance; epidural, cervical or thoracic |
| 62282 | Injection/infusion of neurolytic substance (eg, alcohol, phenol, iced saline solutions), with or without other therapeutic substance; epidural, lumbar, sacral (caudal) |
| 62284 | Injection procedure for myelography and/or computed tomography, lumbar |
| 62287 | Decompression procedure, percutaneous, of nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disc, any method utilizing needle based technique to remove disc material under fluoroscopic imaging or other form of indirect visualization, with discography and/or epidural injection(s) at the treated level(s), when performed, single or multiple levels, lumbar |
| 62290 | Injection procedure for discography, each level; lumbar |
| 62291 | Injection procedure for discography, each level; cervical or thoracic |
| 62292 | Injection procedure for chemonucleolysis, including discography, intervertebral disc, single or multiple levels, lumbar |
| 62294 | Injection procedure, arterial, for occlusion of arteriovenous malformation, spinal |
