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Using Injection Codes for 2020

Published on Tue Jun 23, 2020

Question: My physician injected an anesthetic agent into the nerves nnervating the patient’s sacroiliac joint. He injected five nerves and used computed tomography (CT) guidance to perform this procedure. Which CPT® code should I report? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: You should report 64451 (Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; nerves innervating the sacroiliac joint, with image guidance (ie, fluoroscopy or computed tomography)) for [...]
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