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Clarify Bone Coding

Published on Tue Oct 01, 2002

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the
answer.   Question: Should a total knee resection that is submitted in fragments be coded as CPT 88305 for "joint resection" or 88304 for "bone, fragments of"? Similarly, should a femoral head from a total hip replacement be coded as 88305 for "joint resection" or 88304 for "femoral head, other than fracture"? Are osteochon-dromas submitted as fragments 88304, "bone fragment[s], other than fracture" or 88305 "bone exostosis"? Massachusetts Subscriber          
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