AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Bonus Q&A) (December 2014)

December 2014 page 18a Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: When a pain catheter is inserted at the end of a knee joint procedure for post-operative pain relief, is it appropriate to use code 20610, Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa)? Answer: No. Code 20610, Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa), may not be used to report the insertion of a catheter at the end of a knee joint procedure to administer local medication for pain relief. Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Bonus Q&A)...

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