Spinal Bone Graft Coding, as Easy as 1, 2, 3 - AAPC
2014年7月18日 · Morselized bone grafts are small pieces of bone used to pack defects and to promote new bone growth. For a morselized autograft, choose 20937. For a morselized allograft, select 20930. A structural bone graft is a single piece of bone, which provides direct support for skeletal structures. For a structural autograft, select 20938.
Wiki - bone allograft | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
2011年11月18日 · The procedure includes a bone graft with bone obtained from a bone bank. Is a separate code assigned to the grafting procedure? AMA Comment The bone graft codes 20900 and 20902 are separately reportable only when the graft material is an autograft and is obtained through a separate incision and not listed as part of the basic procedure.
HCPCS Bone Allograft | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
2011年3月2日 · I need to know the correct HCPCS code a hospital would use to bill for a structural bone allograft - not morselized, a solid piece of bone. I believe C9359 is for the injectable putty & C9362 is for the moldable putty, but what do you use for a structural bone allograft? I thought about C1762...
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2013年9月1日 · An example of +20937 Autograft for spine surgery only (includes harvesting the graft); morselized (through separate skin or fascial incision) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) is cancellous iliac crest bone; +20938 Autograft for spine surgery only (includes harvesting the graft); structural, bicortical or tricortical ...
Wiki Triple arthrodesis with cancellous bone graft - AAPC
2018年11月15日 · Wiki Triple arthrodesis with cancellous bone graft. Thread starter RebeccaMoney; Start date Nov 15, ...
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2011年10月14日 · "Structural grafts are used for support and when large segments of bone are missing. Morselized grafts or cancellous chips are used to heal smaller defects," says Mallon. Report Grafts with Arthrodesis and Spinal Instrumentation. You individually report codes for bone grafts unless the code descriptor includes grafting as a procedure.
Bone Allograft Coding Additions 2019 - AAPC Knowledge Center
2019年4月5日 · Intercalary allograft transplantation (+20933 and +20934) also uses human tissue to reconstruct bone defect(s) after tumor resection. These allografts are positioned between joints (i.e., intercalary). Code +20933 describes partial (hemicylindrical) bone allograft, while +20934 describes complete (cylindrical) allograft.
Wiki Crushed cancellous allograft - AAPC
2010年3月24日 · Hello coders, I need to know how to bill out a crushed canellous allograft? Is it ususally considered a part of the surgical bundle? The surgeon is treating a 3-part distal radius fracture (25609) and is using a serratus bone grafting with crushed cancellous allograft and mixing it with Vita-gel to secure the lunate facet prior to plate being ...
Look At Size for Calcaneal Graft : Reader Question - AAPC
2012年4月24日 · Cancellous bone was then packed into the calcaneocuboid joint....". The procedure done was a hindfoot calcaneal-cuboid fusion. How do we report this? North Carolina Subscriber. Answer: Your surgeon should be able to guide you for the size of the graft. For a small graft, you report 20900 (Bone graft, any donor area; minor or small [eg, dowel or ...
Wiki cancellous allograft calcaneous fracture - AAPC
2010年2月1日 · I have a chart where the Ortho Surgeon performed an ORIF of a calcaneous fracture. He also performed a cancellous allograft of the bone where the fracture chip was removed. Can't come up with the CPT code for this. Or, is this bundled with the procedure (28415)? I looked at 28420, and while this included the bone graft, it was autogenous.