AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 3 (March)

Surgery / Nervous System (March 2003)

March 2003 page 22b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Nervous System, 64475 (Q&A) Question Is it appropriate to append modifier '-50,' Bilateral procedure, to code 64475, Injection, anesthetic agent and/or steroid, paravertebral facet joint or facet joint nerve; lumbar or sacral, single level, if two injections are performed on each side? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, it would be appropriate to append modifier '-50' to code 64475 if two injections are performed. Surgery / Nervous System (March 2003). CPT® Assistant. 2003; March 2003 page 22b ...

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