AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 1 (January)

Musculoskeletal, 20550 (Q&A) (January 1996)

January 1996 page 7c Coding Consultation Musculoskeletal, 20550 (Q&A) Question If four trigger point injections are done on the same hand, the same day, how should they be coded? Answer Comment: CPT code 20550 should be reported four times, since the descriptor reads, Injection, tendon sheath, ligament, trigger points or ganglion cyst. In this code, if multiple injections are performed, the code can be reported multiple times. Musculoskeletal, 20550 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1996; January 1996 page 7c ...

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