AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 6 (June)

Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (June 2012)

June 2012 page 15 Surgery: Integumentary System Question: An autogenous fat grafting procedure is performed on an area of remaining defect for a patient that is status post facial trauma and reconstructions. During this procedure, a total of 20 mls of fat is harvested from two stab incisions on the lower abdominal area, and the fat is then centrifuged. A fat grafting cannula is used to place the fat for grafting in small ribbon aliquots within the areas of defect. Is code 20926 appropriate to report this procedure or should suction lipectomy codes (11950-11954) be used as well for...

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