You Be the Coder:
You Have a Specific Code for Cord Blood Harvesting
Published on Fri Sep 27, 2013
Question: Our oncologist successfully treated a patient for leukemia who later delivered a baby. The patient was advised and consented to cord blood harvesting. What is cord blood harvesting and how can we code for it?. New York Subscriber Answer: Cord blood harvesting is done within minutes of the birth of a baby. The physician uses a syringe to extract approximately [...]