Know the Types of Graft

Question: What’s the difference between a spinal allograft and an autograft?
Answer: If the surgeon harvests bone from the patient’s own body, you’ll code for an autograft with one of the following codes:
+20936 — Autograft for spine surger…

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CCI 15.3 Update: You Can Resubmit Dozens of Previously-Bundled 22526 Claims

Newsflash: CCI 15.3 retroactively deletes hundreds of edit pairs, but institutes over 18,000 new bundles.
If you thought Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) had left no stone unturned in bundling moderate sedation, think again. CCI’s version 15.3, which takes effect Oct. 1, continues the trend, bundling 99148-99150 into most of the other CPT codes, and no modifier […]

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