AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2015 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Total Hip Replacement Surgery Using Stem Cell Autograft

A female patient developed avascular necrosis and arthritis following left hip fracture, status post open reduction with internal fixation. The patient is currently undergoing left total hip replacement, and bone marrow harvest from the proximal femur. Stem cell autograft was then placed in the deep tissue and the subcutaneous tissue. What is the correct code assignment for bone marrow harvest from the femur when used as stem cell autograft? ...

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