20910

CPT^® 20910, Under General Grafts (or Implants) Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 20910 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - General Grafts (or Implants) Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.

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Cartilage grafting is a procedure to obtain a cartilage graft from a donor area to fill a larger defect of other cartilage or bones like the temporomandibular joint. A provider uses a costochondral, or rib, cartilage graft in the reconstruction of facial defects, including those of the nose and temporomandibular joint, and in repair of the trachea.

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30520 & 20912

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 503460, member: 12103"] Alyssa, I see that notation in the Tips section of 20912 in Codify. But keep in mind, I am not sure who writes these tips, but it is not the AMA. But t... [ Read More ]

30520 & 20912

Alyssa, I see that notation in the Tips section of 20912 in Codify. But keep in mind, I am not sure who writes these tips, but it is not the AMA. But the AMA does indicate Range Specific Guidelines fo... [ Read More ]

30520 & 20912

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 498337, member: 12103"] The septoplasty includes range guidelines that say: [B]Range Specific Guideline[/B] (For obtaining tissues... [ Read More ]

30520 & 20912

The septoplasty includes range guidelines that say: [B]Range Specific Guideline[/B] (For obtaining tissues for graft, see [URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes... [ Read More ]

Help with plastic surgery coding

For costochondral cartilage graft , 20910. In CPT book " codes for obtaining autogenous bone, cartilage, tendon, fascia lata grafts, bone marrow, or other tissues through separate skin/fascial incisio... [ Read More ]

Intranasal placement of turbinate graft/comparable code

[QUOTE="sutherngyrl, post: 478750, member: 61340"] Empty nose syndrome LOL, I worked ENT for 27 years and never heard of "empty nose syndrome" but the ICD10 code for it is J34.89, which is appropria... [ Read More ]

20910 vs 21230

[QUOTE="iowagirl77, post: 456506, member: 318388"] Hi Walker, -20910 is for the harvest of the graft alone. If you were doing a procedure that didn't bundle the graft harvest, you could bill 20910 w... [ Read More ]

20910 vs 21230

Hi Walker, -20910 is for the harvest of the graft alone. If you were doing a procedure that didn't bundle the graft harvest, you could bill 20910 with it. -21230 includes graft harvest as well as t... [ Read More ]

20910 vs 21230

Can someone please explain the difference between these two codes, and why would one would be used over the other? Thank you!... [ Read More ]

Anesthesia question

My doc is doing a 30450(septorhinoplasty) with a 20910 (cartilage graft: costochondral). What anesthesia code would be used? I am thinking it would be a 00160 with a P1 modifier. Can someone guide me... [ Read More ]

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