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Billing Contrast With Epidural Injection

Published on Tue Oct 20, 2015

Question: Our physician does lumbar epidural steroid injections in the office with contrast material. Can we bill this along with 62311 or is it included in the main procedure code? California Subscriber Answer: You can bill contrast agents separately from injections 62310 (Injection[s], of diagnostic or therapeutic substance[s] [including anesthetic, antispasmodic, opioid, steroid, other solution], not including neurolytic substances, including needle or [...]
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