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Wiki 20910 vs 21230

Walker22

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Can someone please explain the difference between these two codes, and why would one would be used over the other? Thank you!
 
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 the repair/reconstruction with placement of the harvested graft. Since 21230 states 'includes obtaining graft' you would not also bill 20910.

I hope that helps!
 
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 the repair/reconstruction with placement of the harvested graft. Since 21230 states 'includes obtaining graft' you would not also bill 20910.

I hope that helps!

Thank you much. That does help clear it up for me.
 
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