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How would this be coded:
Aspiration of bone marrow from C6 vertebral body, harvest and marsupialization of local autograft from C4 and C5
A 3-mm punch was used to fine the overhanging osteophyte from C5 above and this was cleared of any soft tissue and morselized carefully, and mixed with tricalcium phosphate granules. Needle was plunged into the C6 vertebral body, 18-guage, and bone marrow was aspirated and mixed with that. That mixture was put into the middle of the 7-mm peak lordotic spacer and compacted using compating device.
There is some confusion over what is correct and what is not. One person says bill it as 29036 and 38220, another person says 29036 only or 38220 only but not together, and another person says 29036, 29030, and 38220.
What is the correct way to code this?
Aspiration of bone marrow from C6 vertebral body, harvest and marsupialization of local autograft from C4 and C5
A 3-mm punch was used to fine the overhanging osteophyte from C5 above and this was cleared of any soft tissue and morselized carefully, and mixed with tricalcium phosphate granules. Needle was plunged into the C6 vertebral body, 18-guage, and bone marrow was aspirated and mixed with that. That mixture was put into the middle of the 7-mm peak lordotic spacer and compacted using compating device.
There is some confusion over what is correct and what is not. One person says bill it as 29036 and 38220, another person says 29036 only or 38220 only but not together, and another person says 29036, 29030, and 38220.
What is the correct way to code this?
