A 40-year-old man needs to have a percutaneous implantation of a neurostimulator electrode array to the trigeminal nerve, which is a cranial nerve. What code is correct for this procedure?

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64553 is the correct code for a percutaneous implantation of a cranial nerve neurostimulator electrode array.
Code 64550 is incorrect because this code is for the application of a surface or transcutaneous neurostimulator. Code 64555 is incorrect because this code is for a peripheral nerve and 64561 is incorrect because this code is used for the sacral nerve.

A 40-Year-Old Man Needs to Have a Percutaneous Implantation of a Neurostimulator