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Wiki Bone Marrow Aspiration/Marrow Coding HELP!

Can anyone give me some insight on reporting 38220, 38221 for Hospital Outpatient coding and reporting guidelines? This is a big discussion within our department. some feel that 38221 is the only code that should be reported for aspiration/biopsy. Others feel that if they do aspiration and...
- kelliephillips
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- Dec 5, 2017
- bone biopsy hospital coding oncologic
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki femoral condyle bone biopsy

My physician performed a menisectomy with a bone biopsy of the femoral condyle and I am having trouble determining the correct code for this procedure. Excerpt from operative note reads: Next, percutaneously localization to the lateral aspect of the joint, spinal needle was placed. This was...
- ladymatthew
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- Jun 4, 2016
- bone bone biopsy
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Orthopaedics

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