Can 20610 be billed bilaterally?
If aspirations and/or injections occur on opposite, paired joints (e.g., both knees), you may report one unit of 20610 with modifier 50 Bilateral procedure appended, per CMS instruction.
How do you code a bilateral joint injection?
The CPT code 20611 is for an arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (e.g., shoulder, hip, knee or subacromial bursa with ultrasound guidance, with permanent recording and reporting). The code is billed twice because this was a bilateral procedure.
How do I bill for multiple joint injections?
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).
What modifier is used for bilateral procedure?
Use modifier 50 to report bilateral procedures performed during the same operative session by the same physician in either separate operative areas (e.g., hands, feet, legs, arms, ears) or in the same operative area (e.g., nose, eyes, breasts).
What is the 52 modifier used for?
Modifier 52 This modifier is used to indicate partial reduction, cancellation or discontinuation of services for which anesthesia is not planned. The modifier provides a means for reporting reduced services without disturbing the identification of the basic service.
What J code goes with 20610?
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| Procedure Description | Procedure Code | Fluoroscopic guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrocentesis aspiration and/or injection:major joint or bursa [e.g., shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa] | 20610/20611 | 77002 |
What is included in CPT 20610?
20610 CPT Code Description. The 20610 CPT code is billed for a major joint or bursa injection or aspiration without ultrasound guidance. After administering a local anaesthetic, the physician inserts a needle through the skin and into a joint or bursa.
What is the qualifying procedure for 20610?
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Can You Bill 23700 and 20610 together?
Shoulder Joint Manipulation code is 23700. This procedure may be performed in the same case with a Joint Injection (code 20610) on the same joint. This procedure is usually performed for Adhesive Capsulitis, for post-shoulder replacement stiffness and for “frozen shoulder” conditions.
Does Medicare pay for code 20610?
when billing Medicare as well as most other payers it is 20610 50 with 1 unit of service and the single code charge. that is if the procedure was performed bilateral, If the procedure was performed say on the right shoulder and right hip then it would be 20610 rt 20610 59 rt if it was performed on the right hip and the left shoulder it would be
Can You Bill code 20610 twice?
Can you bill CPT code 20610 twice? When the same joint is treated more than once on the same date of service, even with aspiration followed by injection or with two injections to the same joint, you can only bill one CPT® 20610 code. No modifier is attached: you just bill 20610.