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If the provider performs joint aspiration/injection with US guidance, select 20604, 20606, or 20611 (depending on the joint targeted). If the provider aspirates/injects the joint/bursa without guidance of any kind, select from among 20600, 20605, and 20610. Report a single unit of 20600-20611 for each joint treated, regardless of how many ...
Report a single unit of 20600-20611 for each joint treated, regardless of how many aspirations and/or injections occur in a single joint. You may report multiple units of a single code for aspiration/injection of multiple joints of same size. (e.g., two large joints, left knee and left shoulder). If aspirations and/or injections occur on ...
major joint or bursa [e.g., shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa]) for this type of injection because the AC joint is between the shoulder and the clavicle, and 20610's descriptor references the shoulder. But 20605's descriptor specifically describes the acromioclavicular joint, so you should always report 20605 for AC joint injections.
What is the correct way to bill for acromioclavicular (20605), subacromial space(20610) and glenohumeral joint (20610) injections into the same shoulder? If the injection is given with one needle same shoulder ac 20605 and subacromial space 20610. Or ac 20605 with glenohumeral 20610. Can you...
Best answers. 0. Apr 13, 2015. #2. shoulder joint injection and subacromial bursa injection. I have seen it billed on the same side as; shoulder joint (glenohumeral) injection and subacromial bursa injection. Two units billed separately with the 59 modifier. So I think you should be able to bill two units of 20610 for that situation.
If glenohumeral joint and acromioclavicular joint were injected can I code 20610 and 20605 together? It was an office visit provider injected both joint. I'm going through the guideline I don't see anything that said you can't code both. Help please Ann
AC joint injection has to be reported with 20605 due to it being include in the descriptor, Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa)
PROCEDURE-Right Shoulder Bicipital Injection. INDICATIONS: Shoulder Pain. Injectate: 1.5mL of 0.5% Marcaine and 0.5mL of 40mg/mL Kenalog. DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: After informed consent was obtained, the patient was brought to the procedure room and placed on the procedure table in the supine position. I then located the bicipital groove ...
0. Jul 1, 2015. #2. graceroni13 said: Hello all! So i have a patient that is receiving an injection into the AC joint and the lateral acromion? I know to use 20605 for the AC joint, but i was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for what code to use for the acromion injectin?
RIGHT ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJECTION: After informed verbal consent was obtained from the patient, the patient's appropriate shoulder was identified and prepped. A 25-gauge needle was used to enter the joint, and 2 mL of corticosteroid with 0.25 mL of 1% lidocaine (10 mg/mL) was injected sterilely into the AC joint, and a Band-Aid was placed.