0490T

CPT^® 0490T, Under Cellular Regeneration, Evaluation Study and Ablation Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 0490T as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Cellular Regeneration, Evaluation Study and Ablation Procedures.

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The provider harvests the patient’s own fat cells and submits them to a variety of processes that result in a certain concentration and dilution of regenerative cells, which are returned to the patient for treatment of scleroderma in the hands. Report this code for multiple injections in one or both hands.

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