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Bolster Your BMAC Harvest and Injection Procedure Coding Knowledge

Published on Tue Apr 07, 2026

Question: An orthopedic surgeon performed an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of a right navicular stress fracture with an iliac crest bone marrow aspirate. The op note states the provider aspirated 5 cc of bone marrow from the inner table (iliac crest), concentrated the aspirate, and then placed it into channels drilled into the navicular bone. The surgeon initially [...]
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