20240

CPT^® 20240, Under General Excision Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 20240 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - General Excision Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.

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An open, superficial bone biopsy is a procedure to obtain a sample of bone tissue to further analyze a suspected medical condition or infection.

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Removal of Bone Spur from Skull

Hey! Look into 20240 I pathed it skull biopsy, open-- from coder desk reference description is: 20240-20245 The physician performs an open biopsy on bone to confirm a suspected growth, disease, or ... [ Read More ]

Wound Vac placed at surgery

[QUOTE="LLovett, post: 412957, member: 50320"] [B]I agree with not billing 97607/97608 in this scenario[/B] It is inappropriate to report these codes when the provider places a vac during surgery. Fi... [ Read More ]

I&D infection and Bony Biopy coding question

Can someone help me with this op report. The doctor felt the surgery should be coded as 28002 incision and drainage below fascia, 20245 open bone biopsy and 11730. but a coder in the office said it sh... [ Read More ]

Code help please

[b]op report[/b] Please see the below op report - the mass did involve the bone. The code chosen is a 20240- still not sure if this is correct. Can someone please give their opinion? Thank you !!... [ Read More ]

Delayed Closure and Sesamoidectomy

My provider took a patient to the OR for I & D of diabetic foot ulcer [10160] and also took a bone bx [20240], leaving the wound open. 6 days later he returned to the OR for delayed wound closure... t... [ Read More ]

can someone help with this coding

PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: 1. Right foot cellulitis with abscess. 2. Chronic ulceration of the right hallux. 3. Osteomyelitis of the distal phalanx of the right hallux. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS... [ Read More ]

head resection code

I need help coding a note, I think it should be 28140 and 20240 co worker thinks it should be 20240, 28111, and 13160. Any help please? PROCEDURES: 1. First metatarsal head resection, left foot. 2. ... [ Read More ]

Deep or superficial?

When billing for biopsy of the mandible or maxilla, would the code for superficial bone biopsy be used since the mandible/maxilla is close to the body surface similar to the rib (such as code descript... [ Read More ]

anesthesia pro fee

According to the ASA Crosswalk, 01480 is an acceptable code for surgical CPT 20240.... [ Read More ]

anesthesia pro fee

The surgeon has done CPT 20240 and 11042. The CRNA wants to charge 01462. I was wondering if 01480 would be more appropriate. Any help would be greatly appreciated.... [ Read More ]

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