AMA CPT® Assistant - 2000 Issue 6 (June)
Hematology and Coagulation (June 2000)
June 2000 page 11a Coding Consultation Hematology and Coagulation, 85102 (Q&A) Question We are uncertain about how to report bone marrow biopsies performed using a needle or trocar. The CPT code for this procedure, 85102, is listed as a laboratory service. The only codes in the surgical section refer to bone biopsy, not bone marrow biopsy. Is there a code in the surgery section that we can use to report bone marrow biopsy? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, if the physician performed a bone marrow biopsy using a needle or trocar, the appropriate CPT code to...
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