AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 12 (December)
Musculoskeletal System/Surgery (December 2003)
December 2003 page 11 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Musculoskeletal System, 20550 (Q&A) Question What is the correct way to bill for an injection of the plantar fascia? AMA Comment The plantar fascia is considered an aponeurosis that extends from the calcaneal tuberosity distally to the forefoot. The descriptor for code 20550 has been revised for CPT 2004 and now reads 20550, Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar "fascia"). Therefore, code 20550 would be the appropriate code to use for reporting an injection of the plantar fascia. Musculoskeletal System/Surgery (December 2003). CPT® Assistant. 2003; December 2003...
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