20922

CPT^® 20922, Under General Grafts (or Implants) Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 20922 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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The fascia lata, the deep fascia of the thigh, is a good source of fascial graft for repairing ruptured tendons, e.g., Achilles tendon, chest wall defects, or eyelid and orbital defects, and for treatment of fecal incontinence through unilateral gluteoplasty. The provider harvests complex or larger sheet grafts through an open excision procedure.

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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 ]

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 ]

CPT code for harvest of rectus fascia

or you might look at 20920 or 20922 for fascia graft.... [ Read More ]

Help**Operating Microscope CPT 69990

[b]Billing 69990 with 20922[/b] In CCI under CPT 20922, 69990 is listed in column 2 with note, "misuse of column 2 with column 1". So, yes, this is a CCI edit. I don't see modifier 59 usage as app... [ Read More ]

Help**Operating Microscope CPT 69990

Provider requesting payment for the above procedure 69990 Payor denying as inclusive component with 20922. Is Payor correct? Provider billing; CPT 20922 CPT 69990 59... [ Read More ]

ENT surgery coding help

This was a tough one! The codes that I would use would be 30420 for the Rhinoplasty with septal repair. I would also bill 20922 for the temporalis graft. This would be separately reportable since this... [ Read More ]

opinions please - I have a physician

Diagnostic arthroscopy is always included in a surgical arthroscopy (CPT book), and as far as I have seen, you can only code diagnostic if it is the only procedure in that area. From CodeX Software: ... [ Read More ]

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