Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) are procedures that restore stem cells that have been destroyed by high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.
- If bone marrow is infused, code either 11 or 12 (depends on the source of bone marrow, from patient is autologous or from donor is allogeneic)
- If peripheral blood stem cells are harvested and infused, code 20
- If combination of 11 or 12 with 20, code 40
Anna Delev, RHIT, CTR
User Support Specialist, NCDB
