AMA CPT® Assistant - 2023 Issue 12 (December)

Questions and Answers (December 2023)

December 2023 pages 37-43 Questions and Answers Surgery: Integumentary System Question: Would it be appropriate to report code 15773, Grafting of autologous fat harvested by liposuction technique to face, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, and/or feet; 25 cc or less injectate, for harvesting 25 cc of autologous fat via liposuction, micronizing the adipose, inserting it into a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared three-dimensional (3D) printer to create an exact model of a skin deficit of a diabetic foot ulcer, and then surgically applying and securing the 3D graft into the wound (ie, not injecting via cannula)? If...

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