AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 9 (September)
Tendon Sheath Injections (September 2003)
September 2003 pages 13-14 Coding Update:Tendon Sheath Injections In this article, we will focus on codes for injection(s) of a tendon sheath ligament (20550) and injection(s) of tendon origin/insertion (20551). Although the parent code (20550), indicates, "Injection(s)," codes 20550 and 20551 should be reported one time for multiple or single injections to a single tendon sheath, ligament, tendon origin, or tendon insertion performed. Thus, multiple injections to the same tendon sheaths, tendon origins, tendon insertion, or ligaments would be reported one time only, while injections to multiple tendon sheaths, tendon origins, tendon insertion, or ligaments are reported one...
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