Question

This 27-year-old male was found to be a match for his sibling who has leukemia. He was brought to the operating room for harvesting of his bone marrow for transplantation into his sister. Prior to surgery he was worked up and was found to be a good candidate for surgery. Surgery went well without complications. His sister is scheduled for bone marrow transplant tomorrow morning.

Codes(s): __________

modifier(s):_________

Answer 1

Codes (s):

A. Z94.81: is the code for Bone marrow transplantation as per ICD-10-CM.

Explaination:Bone marrow transplant status Z94. 81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z94. 81 became effective on October 1, 2020.

B. Effective January 1, 2018 new CPT code 38222 (Diagnostic bone marrow and aspiration).

C. 38220- Diagnostic bone marrow.

D. 38222- diagnostic bone marrow biopsy and aspiration[s] performed at same session.

E. 38221- biopsy.

F. 88305-For bone marrow biopsy interpretation.

Modifier (s):

Usually a doctor who specializes in blood disorders or cancer, such as a hematologist or an oncologist, will perform the procedure. The actual biopsy itself takes about 10 minutes. Before the biopsy.