20936

CPT^® 20936, Under General Grafts (or Implants) Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 20936 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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A provider uses an autograft, a type of donor bone, to fill in bony defects as she performs a spinal surgery procedure. She extracts the autograft from the patient’s own bone, taken from the same surgical incision.

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Billing and Reimbursement for code 20936 with Modifier AS and 82

20936 does not allow an assistant at surgery. If you have any online encoder, this information should be available there. It's also in some CPT books (like AAPC Procedural coding expert). Otherwise... [ Read More ]

Billing and Reimbursement for code 20936 with Modifier AS and 82

Does anyone know if we are able to bill code 20936 with A2 and 82 modifiers and if so is it payable?... [ Read More ]

AS and 82 for code 20936

Does anyone know if we are able to bill cpt 20936 with A2 and 82 modifiers and if so is it payable?... [ Read More ]

Anterior cervical fusion

[QUOTE="Yamelis, post: 512832, member: 235217"] I would used 20931 to report the tricortical allograft. Below is some information from AAPC that can help you with spinal bone graft coding. [URL unfur... [ Read More ]

Anterior cervical fusion

I would used 20931 to report the tricortical allograft. Below is some information from AAPC that can help you with spinal bone graft coding. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.aapc.com/blog/27799-spinal... [ Read More ]

Back case TLIF

[QUOTE="amandamkcj, post: 505981, member: 270371"] TLIF with posterior spinal fusion L4-5 and L5-S1= 22633 22634 22853X2 Instrumentation L4-S1= 22842 Decompressive lami with F and F L4-5, L5-S1--assum... [ Read More ]

Back case TLIF

TLIF with posterior spinal fusion L4-5 and L5-S1= 22633 22634 22853X2 Instrumentation L4-S1= 22842 Decompressive lami with F and F L4-5, L5-S1--assuming this is more than just for creating the intersp... [ Read More ]

Spine coding question

[B]22630-arthrodesis, posterior interbody which includes the laminectomy and/or discectomy to prepare for interspace, single interspace[/B] 3m path arthrodesis, spine, for decompression of nerve, post... [ Read More ]

CPT codes 20930 allograft VS 22853 Zimmer Allograft.

[QUOTE="jrclark1987@yahoo.com, post: 495649, member: 343518"] I sent a reply email but will respond here. the interbody device has to be filled with a graft. either Allo, Auto, or both. You would code... [ Read More ]

CPT codes 20930 allograft VS 22853 Zimmer Allograft.

I sent a reply email but will respond here. the interbody device has to be filled with a graft. either Allo, Auto, or both. You would code 22853 with and/or 20936,20930. If Surgeon is Structuring or c... [ Read More ]

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