AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 6 (June)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (June 2017)

June 2017 page 10 Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: How many times may codes 20552, Injection(s); single or multiple trigger point(s), 1 or 2 muscle(s), and 20553, Injection(s); single or multiple trigger point(s), 3 or more muscles, be reported per session with imaging guidance? Answer:The trigger point injection(s) codes (20552 and 20553) are reported once per session based on the number of muscles injected, regardless of the number of trigger points injected in each muscle. Code 20552 is reported for trigger point(s) injection(s) in 1 or 2 muscles, and code 20553 is reported for trigger points injection(s) in 3 or...

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