tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 34

Halt Knee-Related Injection Rejections With 3 Tips

Code 20610 might always need a modifier for Medicare payIf denials for trigger point and joint injections are plaguing you, sticking to these guidelines will put your injections coding back on the payment track.From California to New Jersey, injection coding dilemmas abound. "What modifier should I use for multiple muscle injections into both knees?" one reader writes. Another reader reports National Government Services (NGS), the Part B carrier for New Jersey, has recently begun denying injection code 20610, stating "required modifier is missing or inconsistent with modifier used."Avoid these hitches with these 3 quick tips.Report...

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