AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 10 (October)

Coding Clarification:Trigger Point Injections Using "Dry Needling" Technique (October 2014)

October 2014 page 9 Coding Clarification:Trigger Point Injections Using "Dry Needling" Technique Dry needling (DN) is a technique in which a thin filiform needle is used to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tissues. The technique is used to treat dysfunctions in skeletal muscle, fascia, and connective tissue, diminish persistent peripheral nociceptive input, and reduce or restore impairments of body structure and function which may lead to an individual's improved daily activity. Prior to 2002, CPT code 20550, Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar "fascia"), was used to report injections...

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