tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 27

New Codes: Learn These New Codes For Biopsies, Venous Mapping

But telemedicine won't be expanded much at allIf your physician performs cutting-edge bone marrow biopsies or hemodialysis services, then you'll have a much easier time billing in 2005. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is creating a new add-on G-code for a bone marrow aspiration performed with a bone marrow biopsy through the same incision on the same date of service. When a physician performs a bone marrow biopsy and then follows it up with a bone marrow aspiration, you would CPT bill 38221 (Biopsy, needle or trocar) for the biopsy and also the new G-code for the...

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