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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 8 (August)
Surgery: Musculoskeletal (August 2005)
August 2005 page 13a
Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers
Surgery/Musculoskeletal, 20240 (Q&A)
Question
If an incisional bone biopsy is performed,
is it appropriate to report code 20240?
AMA Comment
Yes. In CPT 2004 code 20240
was revised to clarify that it may be reported
to describe an excisional or an incisional
biopsy. Additionally, the work involved
in performing an incisional bone biopsy is
the same as that involved in performing an
excisional bone biopsy.
Surgery: Musculoskeletal (August 2005). CPT® Assistant. 2005; August 2005 page 13a
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