AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 9 (September)

Reporting Autologous Adipose-Derived Cell Therapy Category III Codes (September 2018)

September 2018 pages 12-13 Reporting Autologous Adipose-Derived Cell Therapy Category III Codes Two new Category III codes (0489T, 0490T) were established in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2018 code set to report autologous adipose-derived cell therapy for the treatment of scleroderma in the hands. In addition, exclusionary and instructional notes were added in the appropriate Surgery and Category III subsections to provide guidance for correct reporting of these codes. This article provides an overview of these changes. Category III Codes 0489TAutologous adipose-derived regenerative cell therapy for scleroderma in the hands; adipose tissue harvesting, isolation and preparation of harvested...

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