AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 4 (April)

Coding Stem Cell Harvesting and Transplantation (April 1996)

April 1996 pages 1-4 Coding Stem Cell Harvesting and Transplantation In the world of medicine today, technology advances quickly. As technology changes, so too must CPT. Recent advances have especially affected the area of stem cell harvesting and transplantation. CPT 1996 contains coding changes to the Surgery: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems section (for a review of the changes, see the Winter 1995 issue of CPT Assistant). The changes address how to report the techniques used in the collection (harvesting) of stem cells, derived from peripheral blood, and the preservation and infusion (transplantation) of the cells. To direct users to...

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