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Arthrocentesis, aspiration, or injection is the process of inserting a needle into a joint or bursa to inject medication, or aspirate fluid for diagnosis or pressure relief. CPT® codes for these procedures are 20600-20615. CPT® categorizes the codes based on the type of joint or bursa, and whether ultrasound guidance is performed.
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 ...
20611 Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); with ultrasound guidance, with permanent recording and reporting. If the provider performs joint aspiration/injection with US guidance, select 20604, 20606, or 20611 (depending on the joint targeted).
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.
CPT® 20610 Arthrocentisis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance describes aspiration (removal of fluid) from, or injection into, a major joint (defined as a shoulder, hip, knee, or subacromial bursa)—or both aspiration and injection of the same joint.
First, Some Background Information. CPT® 20610 describes aspiration (removal of fluid) from, or injection into, a major joint (defined as a shoulder, hip, knee, or subacromial bursa), or both aspiration and injection of the same joint. The procedure may be performed for diagnostic analysis and/or to relieve pain and swelling in the joint.
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. Sep 1, 2009. #1. What CPT code does an injection into the subacromial space code to? The procedure is documented as: under sterile technique, the subacromial space was injected with 1 ml of Celestone. I'm looking at 20610 but I do not know if that is correct.
Answer: If the physician documents barbotage, he most likely aspirated a site and then immediately injected the same site. You should report 20610 (Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa [e.g., shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa]) for this procedure, along with 76003 (Fluoroscopic guidance for needle ...
The CPT® codes for reporting arthrocentesis are 20600–20615. The descriptors start by stating that the codes represent arthrocentesis — aspiration from or injection into a joint, or both aspiration and injection of the same joint. Proper code selection is based on two factors: Whether ultrasound guidance is used.