AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 5 (May)

Coding Brief: Bone Marrow Aspiration/Injection of Platelet/Stem Cells (0232T) (May 2012)

May 2012 pages 11-12 Coding Brief: Bone Marrow Aspiration/Injection of Platelet/Stem Cells (0232T) Category III code 0232T, Injection(s), platelet rich plasma, any site, including image guidance, harvesting and preparation when performed, was implemented effective July 1, 2010. Since implementation of code 0232T we have received questions related to the use of code 0232T when platelet rich stem cells are derived by bone marrow aspiration as opposed to venous blood collection. Example: What code(s) should be reported for the purpose of deriving and injecting platelet rich stem cells from bone marrow aspirate for a patient with a diagnosis of nonunion...

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