2010 CPT Category II & III Codes You Might Miss

Yes, our CPT books are fountains of knowledge, but there are a few official 2010 CPT codes that won’t appear in a printed book until 2011. Luckily, the AMA has a couple web sites that give us the 411.
Category II codes that take effect January 1, 2010 are listed here. According to CPT, Cat II […]

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Coding Education: Bone Marrow Harvesting for Autologous Transplant

Question: Is there a CPT code specific to harvesting bone marrow for autologous transplant?
Answer: Auto- vs. allo- doesn’t change harvest coding. You should report 38230 (Bone marrow harvesting for transplantation) for bone marrow harvesting whether the transplant will be autologous or allogenic.
The autologous vs. allogenic distinction, however, will be important when you code the transplant. You […]

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