"The CPT code set is the foundation for the efficient and effective exchange of standardized information in a data-driven health system, facilitating the reporting, measuring, analyzing, researching and benchmarking of medical services and procedures with the goal of delivering bette...
Use Ultrasonic Guidance CPT code 76942 only as Secondary code Ultrasound guidance are used for performing percutaneous surgeries. Hence, most of the procedures like thoracentesis, breast biopsy, Myelogram, spinal epidural injection etc. needs the help of guidance for performing these procedures. Hence,...
A new instructional note has been added: “Codes for obtaining autogenous bone, cartilage, tendon, fascia lata grafts, bone marrow, or other tissues through separate skin/fascial incision should be reported separately, unless the code descriptor references the harvesting of the graft or implant (eg...