AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 12 (December)

Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology (Q&A) (December 2017)

December 2017 page 16 Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology Question: When reporting ultrasound guidance for trigger-point injections (20551, 20552), is it appropriate to report multiple units of code 76942 based on the number of injections? Answer: No, code 76942, Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (eg, biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device), imaging supervision and interpretation, may only be reported once, irrespective of the number of trigger-point injections performed. Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology. CPT® Assistant. 2017; December 2017 page 16 ...

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