AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 6 (June)

Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Bone Marrow Transplantation): How CPT Codes Are Reported (June 2009)

June 2009 pages 3-6 Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Bone Marrow Transplantation): How CPT Codes Are Reported This article describes the hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) process and identifies the appropriate CPT codes to use at each step along the way, including identifying a suitable donor, pretransplant patient conditioning, harvesting and infusing the graft, and posttransplant care. The information in this article is generally applicable to all three types of HCT (autologous, allogeneic related, and allogeneic unrelated) and all three graft sources (bone marrow, blood-derived peripheral stem cells, and umbilical cord blood). Special notation will be made when...

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