CPT has changed the descriptions to include better examples of the anatomical sites of a superficial vs. a deep bone biopsy.
- 20240 – superficial
- 20245 – deep
Basically, if you can feel the bones it is considered superficial. CMS expects to see a significant increase in the use of CPT 20240 and decrease in the use of CPT 20245 as the deep bone biopsy was determine to be over-reported.
The global period for CPT 20245 was reduced from 10 days to 0 days.