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Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

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You Have a Specific Code for Cord Blood Harvesting

Published on Fri Sep 27, 2013

Question: Our oncologist successfully treated a patient for leukemia who later delivered a baby. The patient was advised and consented to cord blood harvesting. What is cord blood harvesting and how can we code for it?. New York Subscriber Answer: Cord blood harvesting is done within minutes of the birth of a baby. The physician uses a syringe to extract approximately [...]
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