Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Spinal Bone Graft Quick-Decision Q&A
Published on Tue Jan 08, 2008
Question 1: Was it an autograft or allograft? Question 2: Was the graft harvested locally (from the same incision used for placement)? Question 3: Was the graft structural or morselized? Question 4: Was the graft a threaded bone dowel? Question 5: Was the graft structural or morselized?
Autograft: Go to Question 2
Allograft: Go to Question 4
Yes: Report 20936
No: Go on to Question 3
Structural: Report 20938
Morselized: Report 20937
Yes: Report 22851
No: Go on to Question 5
Structural: Report 20931
Morselized: Report 20930
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