General Surgery Coding:
Purpose of Fat Transfer Determines Proper Code Choice
Published on Thu Apr 03, 2025
Question: Our general surgeon performed a revision of a reconstructed breast. The surgeon used a method of injecting fat into the breast while performing a revision of abdominal scars from the donor site. The abdominal scar sites were corrected by suction-assisted liposuction. The donor and the recipient were the same patient. The surgeon then used the fat harvested from the [...]