AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 3 (March)
Clinical Vignettes Update (March 2002)
March 2002 pages 7-8 Clinical Vignettes Clinical Vignettes Update The following clinical vignettes were received after the publication of CPT Changes 2002: An Insider's View, and we now present them to you as an update. CPT code 20553, Injection, single or multiple trigger point(s), three or more muscle groups Clinical Description of Service Typical Patient/Service: A 40-year-old male presents with chronic left neck and right upper back pain resulting from cervical degenerative disk disease and myofascial pain syndrome. The patient has already completed a trial of physical therapy and NSAID therapy without relief of his pain. Physical examination reveals...
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