AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 4 (April)
Musculoskeletal System (April 2004)
April 2004 page 15-end Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Musculoskeletal System, 27096, 20610 (Q&A) Question If an injection is administered into the sacroiliac (SI) joint without fluoroscopic imaging guidance, would it be appropriate to report code 20610 or code 27096? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, if an injection is administered into the SI joint without fluoroscopic imaging guidance, then it would be appropriate to report code 20610, Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa), for the injection administered into the SI joint without fluoroscopic imaging guidance. Doing it blindly...
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