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Should You Use 40818 or 15240 for Buccal Mucosa Grafts?

Published on Wed Dec 03, 2025

Question: I have an operative note for a urethroplasty procedure where the surgeon harvested an oral mucosa graft for reconstruction during the urethroplasty. The provider is saying that we should assign 15240 to report the buccal mucosa graft, but I think 40818 is the correct choice. What code should we report for the oral mucosa graft? AAPC Member Answer: This [...]
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