W3100: Bone graft (as sole procedure)
Current codeBody area: Fractures & dislocations
For guidance only. Always check the code and obtain authorisation from your insurer before treatment. Other insurers may use different codes and coding rules.
For guidance only. Procedure codes and descriptions on this site are provided for general guidance only and are not a guarantee of insurance cover or payment. Always check the correct code with your surgeon's secretary and obtain authorisation from your insurer before treatment. Insurers shown are examples only. Other insurers are available, and each may use the same, similar or different codes and coding rules.
Insurer listing
| Insurer | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bupa | Listed | Listed by Bupa |
| AXA Health | Listed | Listed by AXA Health |
| Vitality | Listed | Listed by Vitality |
| WPA | Listed | Listed by WPA |
Codes that can't be billed with W3100
Neither code can be billed with the other
- S4230: Secondary suture of skin
- V2400: Posterior decompression with fusion (thoracic region) including spinal cord monitoring
- W0420: Triple fusion of joints of hindfoot without autogenous graft
- W0422: Triple fusion of joints of hindfoot with autogenous graft
- W0432: Isolated subtalar fusion or midfoot fusion with autogenous graft
- W0434: Isolated subtalar fusion or midfoot fusion without autogenous graft
- W1642: Open reduction/internal fixation of posterior rim of acetabulum
- W1643: Open reduction/internal fixation of either posterior wall/column of acetabulum or anterior column of acetabulum
- W1644: Open reduction/internal fixation of both columns of acetabulum
- W1645: Open reduction/internal fixation plus bone graft symphysis pubis
- W1646: Open reduction/internal fixation of sacro-iliac joint
- W1647: Open reduction/internal fixation of fractures of the greater trochanter (including fixation of non-union of greater trochanter after trochanteric osteotomy)
- W1940: Primary open reduction of short bone with fixation (including intra-articular)
- W2300: Secondary open reduction of fracture of short bone (including intra-articular fracture for delayed/non-union and including bone graft)
- W3110: Osteochondral grafting as a single stage procedure
- W3945: Open reduction and internal fixation for periprosthetic fracture around hip
- W4200: Complex primary total knee replacement (i.e. including bone graft, augmentation or osteotomy)
- W4230: Revision of total knee replacement – unilateral
- W4542: Open reduction, internal fixation and revision of femoral component for periprosthetic fracture
- W4543: Open reduction, internal fixation and complete revision for periprosthetic fracture
- W5201: Unicompartmental Knee Replacement - bilateral
- W6016: Open ankle arthrodesis with autogenous graft
- W3713: Complex primary total hip replacement (including bone grafting or femoral osteotomy)
- W3714: Total hip replacement, +/- cement, after excision arthroplasty or arthrodesis (including conversion of hemiarthroplasty or revision of other previous hip surgery which involved internal fixation)
- W3732: Revision of uncemented or cemented total hip replacement without adjunctive procedures - unilateral
- W3733: Revision of total hip replacement (including insertion of reconstruction rings, plates, screws, etc., and/or impaction bone grafting to acetabulum and/or femur) - unilateral
- W3780: Total prosthetic replacement of the hip, +/- cement, bilateral
- W4280: Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint +/- cement +/- patella resurfacing - bilateral
- W4410: Total prosthetic replacement of ankle joint
- W4430: Revision of total prosthetic replacement of ankle joint
- W5930: Fusion of digit joint(s) of hand +/- graft & +/- internal fixation
- W6012: Primary arthrodesis of joint +/- graft & +/- internal fixation - shoulder
- W6014: Primary arthrodesis of knee joint +/- graft & +/- internal fixation
- W6200: Total fusion of all joints of wrist +/- graft & +/- internal fixation
- W1920: Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation
- W2100: Primary open reduction of intra-articular fracture of long bone with internal fixation, e.g. proximal humerus or proximal tibia (+/- arthroscopic assistance)
- W2310: Secondary open reduction of fractured long bone-and intramedullary fixation or internal fixation for non-union/mal union - including intra-articular (including bone graft)
- W4420: Complex total replacement of ankle (i.e. including custom prosthesis, wedges, internal fixation of fractures)
- V2200: Posterior decompression +/- foraminotomy - cervical region (1 or 2 levels)
- V2950: Anterior discectomy, decompression and fusion (including bone grafting) - cervical region (1 or 2 levels)
- W0321: Osteotomies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - unilateral
- W0322: Osteotomies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - bilateral
- W0632: Prosthetic patello-femoral replacement (as sole procedure) – unilateral
- W5852: Localised patient specific twin knee resurfacing arthroplasty - unilateral
- W0460: Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers)
- W0464: Complex procedure to mid foot and hindfoot with autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers, fixation)
- W0463: Complex procedure to mid foot and hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation)
- W0462: Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot with autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation)
- W5830: Robotic assisted total knee replacement – unilateral +/- cement, +/- patella
- W3720: Robotic assisted total hip replacement - unilateral +/- cement
- W4210: Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint +/- cement +/- patella resurfacing - unilateral
- W6013: Primary arthrodesis of hip joint +/- graft & +/- internal fixation - hip
- W5822: Robotic assisted revision of unicompartmental knee replacement - unilateral
- W3744: Robotic assisted revision of total hip replacement - unilateral
- W3745: Robotic assisted revision of total hip replacement (inclduing insertion of reconstruction rings, plates, screws +/- impaction bonegrafting to acetabulum +/- femur) - unilateral
- W3712: Primary total hip replacement – unilateral +/- cement
- W5821: Robotic assisted unicompartmental knee replacement - bilateral
- W0634: Robotic assisted prosthetic patello-femoral replacement (as sole procedure) – unilateral
- W0323: Revision of osteotomy/ies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - unilateral
- W0324: Revision of osteotomy/ies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - bilateral
W3100 can't be billed with
- V2201: Posterior decompression +/- foraminotomy - cervical region (3 or more levels)
- V2951: Anterior discectomy, decompression and fusion (including bone grafting) - cervical region (3 or more levels)
- W5210: Revision of unicompartmental knee replacement - unilateral
- W5800: Conversion of a unicompartmental knee replacement to a total replacement of knee joint
- W4214: Customised unicompartmental knee replacement
- W4216: Customised bicompartmental knee replacement
- W4218: Customised total prosthetic replacement of knee joint
- W4244: Tibial liner exchange in total knee replacement
- W5851: Localised patient specific knee resurfacing arthroplasty - unilateral
- W5831: Robotic assisted total knee replacement - bilateral +/- cement, +/- patella
- W3751: Customised unilateral hip replacement
- W4231: Robotic assisted revision of total knee replacement - unilateral
- W3721: Robotic assisted total hip replacement - bilateral +/- cement
AXA Health also lists these codes as unacceptable combinations (100)
- W0434: Isolated subtalar fusion or midfoot fusion without autogenous graft
- W1040: Osteotomy of short bone of foot (excluding hallux valgus and including internal fixation)
- V3340: Primary anterior discectomy, decompression and anterior fusion +/- instrumentation - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) including spinal cord monitoring
- W0464: Complex procedure to mid foot and hindfoot with autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers, fixation)
- X4810: Change of cast without general anaesthetic (as sole procedure)
- V1440: Excision of lesion of jaw
- W0632: Prosthetic patello-femoral replacement (as sole procedure) – unilateral
- W3203: Early open reduction and internal fixation of scaphoid fracture, i.e. within 6 weeks of fracture
- W2810: Repair of non-union of clavicle
- W5940: Fusion of interphalangeal joint(s) of toe (including internal fixation) - unilateral
- W6016: Open ankle arthrodesis with autogenous graft
- W4430: Revision of total prosthetic replacement of ankle joint
- W0321: Osteotomies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - unilateral
- W0310: Multiple procedures on forefoot, distal to and including the tarsometatarsal joints, which involves at least two distinct procedures not intrinsic to each other - bilateral
- W7780: Revision stabilisation of shoulder joint
- W0432: Isolated subtalar fusion or midfoot fusion with autogenous graft
- W0380: Fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint - bilateral
- W3712: Primary total hip replacement – unilateral +/- cement
- W6200: Total fusion of all joints of wrist +/- graft & +/- internal fixation
- W0330: Fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint - unilateral
- W4542: Open reduction, internal fixation and revision of femoral component for periprosthetic fracture
- V2400: Posterior decompression with fusion (thoracic region) including spinal cord monitoring
- W2300: Secondary open reduction of fracture of short bone (including intra-articular fracture for delayed/non-union and including bone graft)
- W1080: Osteotomy of long bone, +/- fixation (including graft)
- W2100: Primary open reduction of intra-articular fracture of long bone with internal fixation, e.g. proximal humerus or proximal tibia (+/- arthroscopic assistance)
- W3110: Osteochondral grafting as a single stage procedure
- A5220: Epidural injection (thoracic)
- W5700: Excision arthroplasty of first metatarsophalangeal joint with prosthetic implantation or interpositional arthroplasty - unilateral
- W8200: Arthroscopic meniscectomy (including debridement) - unilateral
- W3202: Open reduction and internal fixation wedge reconstruction bone graft scaphoid non-union
- V5487: Pedicle based dynamic semi-rigid stabilisation procedure (eg AccuFlex)
- W0463: Complex procedure to mid foot and hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation)
- W7451: 2 stage revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - first stage
- W5050: Reverse polarity arthroplasty of shoulder
- V4081: Anterolateral access with instrumentation +/- decompression +/- discectomy (including graf stabilisation and all fusion approaches) - lumbar region (3 or more levels) including spinal cord monitoring
- W1645: Open reduction/internal fixation plus bone graft symphysis pubis
- W4543: Open reduction, internal fixation and complete revision for periprosthetic fracture
- W1644: Open reduction/internal fixation of both columns of acetabulum
- W3732: Revision of uncemented or cemented total hip replacement without adjunctive procedures - unilateral
- W4420: Complex total replacement of ankle (i.e. including custom prosthesis, wedges, internal fixation of fractures)
- W4280: Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint +/- cement +/- patella resurfacing - bilateral
- W1642: Open reduction/internal fixation of posterior rim of acetabulum
- W4200: Complex primary total knee replacement (i.e. including bone graft, augmentation or osteotomy)
- W6017: Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis with internal fixation
- W6014: Primary arthrodesis of knee joint +/- graft & +/- internal fixation
- W0324: Revision of osteotomy/ies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - bilateral
- W8500: Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - unilateral
- W7580: Open surgical stabilisation of patella, including soft tissue/tendon transfer or release, +/- application of cast (adult)
- W5201: Unicompartmental Knee Replacement - bilateral
- W1640: Simple pelvic osteotomy and fixation, e.g. Salter or Chiari osteotomies
- W6202: Partial fusion of wrist
- W4410: Total prosthetic replacement of ankle joint
- W2500: Closed reduction of fracture of long bone with external fixation (excluding fixation by cast or percutaneous K-wires)
- W7881: Release of contracture of interphalangeal joint of finger (excluding trigger finger or Dupuytren's disease)
- W5980: Fusion of interphalangeal joint(s) of toe (including internal fixation) - bilateral
- V4100: Posterior correction of idiopathic juvenile scoliosis with instrumentation, +/-fusion (including spinal cord monitoring)
- W6012: Primary arthrodesis of joint +/- graft & +/- internal fixation - shoulder
- W6013: Primary arthrodesis of hip joint +/- graft & +/- internal fixation - hip
- W0420: Triple fusion of joints of hindfoot without autogenous graft
- S4230: Secondary suture of skin
- W4210: Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint +/- cement +/- patella resurfacing - unilateral
- W8640: Complex therapeutic arthroscopy of ankle, with multiple bony, joint surface and soft tissue procedures +/- ligament reconstruction (as sole procedure)
- W2700: Fixation of epiphysis (including epiphysiodesis, correction of angular deformity)
- W3010: Application of external fixation to bone
- V4080: Anterolateral access with instrumentation +/- decompression +/- discectomy (including graf stabilisation and all fusion approaches) - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) including spinal cord monitoring
- W0322: Osteotomies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - bilateral
- W3032: Removal of fixator/frame/pins/wires and change of plaster (as sole procedure)
- W4230: Revision of total knee replacement – unilateral
- W1647: Open reduction/internal fixation of fractures of the greater trochanter (including fixation of non-union of greater trochanter after trochanteric osteotomy)
- W0323: Revision of osteotomy/ies (eg Scarf and Akin) for hallux valgus correction +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - unilateral
- V5486: Pedicle based dynamic soft stabilisation procedure (eg Graf ligament)
- W0462: Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot with autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers/fixation)
- W1800: Drainage/debridement of bone(s) (including sequestrectomy for osteomyelitis)
- W3714: Total hip replacement, +/- cement, after excision arthroplasty or arthrodesis (including conversion of hemiarthroplasty or revision of other previous hip surgery which involved internal fixation)
- W1380: Arthroscopic femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome, including labral repair and osteochondroplasty
- W0422: Triple fusion of joints of hindfoot with autogenous graft
- W3780: Total prosthetic replacement of the hip, +/- cement, bilateral
- W0460: Complex procedure to mid foot or hindfoot without autogenous bone graft (osteotomy/fusion +/- tendon transfers)
- W7714: Primary open or arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair)
- W7715: Coracoid bone block transfer for recurrent instability of shoulder (Bristow-Latarjet procedure)
- W6630: Primary closed reduction of fracture or dislocation of joint, +/- fixation (including cast application)
- W3945: Open reduction and internal fixation for periprosthetic fracture around hip
- W2310: Secondary open reduction of fractured long bone-and intramedullary fixation or internal fixation for non-union/mal union - including intra-articular (including bone graft)
- W1643: Open reduction/internal fixation of either posterior wall/column of acetabulum or anterior column of acetabulum
- W3200: Open reduction and internal fixation of cancellous bone graft scaphoid non-union
- V2950: Anterior discectomy, decompression and fusion (including bone grafting) - cervical region (1 or 2 levels)
- W1940: Primary open reduction of short bone with fixation (including intra-articular)
- W1590: Correction of retracted/dislocated metatarsophalangeal joint (including tendon transfer, division/realignment of bone and internal fixation)
- W7470: Revision of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction including autograft/allograft
- W1920: Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation
- W3713: Complex primary total hip replacement (including bone grafting or femoral osteotomy)
- W3030: Removal of external fixation from bone
- W1646: Open reduction/internal fixation of sacro-iliac joint
- W1911: Core decompression of hip
- W3733: Revision of total hip replacement (including insertion of reconstruction rings, plates, screws, etc., and/or impaction bone grafting to acetabulum and/or femur) - unilateral
- W2830: Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance
- V2200: Posterior decompression +/- foraminotomy - cervical region (1 or 2 levels)
- W5930: Fusion of digit joint(s) of hand +/- graft & +/- internal fixation
- W7910: Metatarsal osteotomy (e.g. Scarf) for hallux vagus, +/- internal fixation +/- soft tissue correction - unilateral
- W3734: Second, third or further revision total hip replacement (excluding acetabular liner and head changes)
Related codes
- W1645: Open reduction/internal fixation plus bone graft symphysis pubis
- W2582: Closed reduction of fracture of short bone (including cast or percutaneous K-wires)
- W2502: Closed reduction of fracture of long bone (including cast or percutaneous K-wires)
- W2380: Locked intramedullary nailing of fractured long bone
- W2300: Secondary open reduction of fracture of short bone (including intra-articular fracture for delayed/non-union and including bone graft)
- W1940: Primary open reduction of short bone with fixation (including intra-articular)
Frequently asked questions
What is the procedure code for bone graft (as sole procedure)?
The procedure code is W3100: Bone graft (as sole procedure).
Which insurers list W3100?
W3100 is listed by Bupa, AXA Health, Vitality and WPA. Always confirm the code and cover with your insurer.
Can W3100 be billed with other procedures?
The coding rules say W3100 cannot be billed together with 73 other codes, including S4230 (Secondary suture of skin), V2400 (Posterior decompression with fusion (thoracic region) including spinal cord monitoring), W0420 (Triple fusion of joints of hindfoot without autogenous graft). See the full list above.
What does my procedure code mean?
For guidance only. Procedure codes and descriptions on this site are provided for general guidance only and are not a guarantee of insurance cover or payment. Always check the correct code with your surgeon's secretary and obtain authorisation from your insurer before treatment. Insurers shown are examples only. Other insurers are available, and each may use the same, similar or different codes and coding rules.
Codes and descriptions are for guidance only. Insurer listing and cover information is taken from each insurer's published schedule and is for guidance only: always confirm the code and cover with the insurer before treatment. This site is not affiliated with CCSD or any insurer. No fees are shown.
Last checked: 2026-10-01