CPT^® 15101, Under Autografts/Tissue Cultured Autograft

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15101 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Autografts/Tissue Cultured Autograft.

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This procedure is a split–thickness autograft from the trunk, arms, or legs. This excision and placement is for each additional 100 cm2 or less or each additional one percent of the body area of an infant or child. This code is listed separately in addition to the code for the primary procedure.

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Workers Comp OWCP related claim denials on modifiers used

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Split thickness graft/hidradenitis excision axilla- need advice :)

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need auditors opinion on this note

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Plastic Surgery Guidance

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Medicare and 15100 and 15101

[QUOTE="livingitupinok, post: 287893, member: 134244"]We get our ASC coding from someone off site, then I try to fox it when it rejects She coded it as follows: All using the ICD-9 code 709.2 15100, 1... [ Read More ]

Medicare and 15100 and 15101

We get our ASC coding from someone off site, then I try to fox it when it rejects She coded it as follows: All using the ICD-9 code 709.2 15100, 15101, 15002-51 15100, 15101-51 they pd all but the 151... [ Read More ]

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