20932

CPT^® 20932, Under General Grafts (or Implants) Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 20932 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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During a primary orthopedic operative procedure, the provider places a donor bone graft, including joint cartilage, and other soft tissues, typically to fill a defect such as that caused by excision of a large bone tumor involving joint cartilage/tendons and adjacent bone. This procedure is an add–on procedure and includes designing a template, cutting and shaping the donor tissue to fit the template, placing the graft and fixing it to the joint connective tissues and bone.

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Base code for 20932

FYI: 20932 is limited to these codes as the primary per CPT in the Code First instructions: 23210, 23220, 24150, 25170, 27075-27077, 27365, 27645, 27704 This is [U]not[/U] a spine-only reported all... [ Read More ]

Base code for 20932

[QUOTE="rogersa1994, post: 491997, member: 607877"] Hi! I'm actually looking at this code (20932) for a 2-part ACL reconstruction surgery. My doc intends to pack the holes with allograft after removin... [ Read More ]

Base code for 20932

[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 473668, member: 29238"] 20932 is for the spine. Hallux rigidus is the foot. Your doc would never get bone graft from the spine for a hallux rigidus procedure. They would g... [ Read More ]

Allograft Templating cpt related to foot

Hello Orthocoderpgu, I wanted to revisit my question above as this has come up again with the same provider. We did get paid using the unlisted code for 1 out of the 3 patients for the allograft tem... [ Read More ]

Looking for allograft code

What would be the best cpt code for this procedure? bone harvest using bulk femoral head allograft. This is regarding a failed ACL. Looked at 20932 not sure this would be correct. Any suggestions or... [ Read More ]

Allograft Templating cpt related to foot

With the foot deformity the bones are out of alignment which seems to have caused an OCD of he talus. If you look at code 20932 it must be paired with at least one of the listed codes. None of the cod... [ Read More ]

Allograft Templating cpt related to foot

Hello, Can someone assist me in what code to use for the Allograft templating for the attached surgery. Provider has given me 20932 which is not correct. Wondering if unlisted code 27899 is approp... [ Read More ]

Base code for 20932

20932 is for the spine. Hallux rigidus is the foot. Your doc would never get bone graft from the spine for a hallux rigidus procedure. They would get it from the calcaneus 20902.... [ Read More ]

Base code for 20932

I know 20932 is an add on code. Does anyone know what the base code for this code associated with a hallux rigid correction?... [ Read More ]

Biocartilage application

Doctor performed an arthroscopy with extensive debridement (29898) and microfracture to OCD lesion (29891). He applied biocartilage - 20932? Thanks in advance!... [ Read More ]

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