2011 AMA CPT Symposium Report – Use 20931 for threaded bone dowel in 2011

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers track important annual CPT revisions that affect reporting consistency, documentation, and payer review across multiple surgical and procedural areas.

Article Sections

1. Spine bone graft and device coding

   Discusses updates to CPT reporting for spinal bone grafts and related devices, including a shift in how certain structural bone materials are referenced within the code family.

2. Cervical fusion and discectomy updates

   Covers the 2011 changes that combine cervical discectomy and fusion reporting and address how multiple surgeons and additional levels are represented.

3. Incision and drainage code revisions

   Summarizes deletions and wording revisions in incision-related coding for soft tissue abscess procedures, along with related cross-references to other code families.

4. Injection and pelvic/hip bone cyst code changes

   Reviews a new parenthetical reference for certain injection coding and clarifies revisions affecting pelvic and hip bone cyst excision code language.