AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 1 (January)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (January 2004)

January 2004 page 27b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Musculoskeletal System, 20930 (Q&A) Question May code 20930, Allograft for spine surgery only; morselized, be reported multiple times for each spinal level in which allograft is used for a spinal surgery? AMA Comment No. From a CPT coding perspective, each type of bone graft code for spinal surgery (20930-20938) may be reported one time for a spinal procedure, regardless of the number of vertebral levels being surgically fused (ie, not once per spinal interspace or segment fused). Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (January 2004). CPT® Assistant. 2004; January 2004 page 27b ...

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