Orthopedic Coding Alert
Report Joint Injection Once or Twice?
Oklahoma Subscriber
Instead, you should report 20610* (Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa [e.g., shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa]). Because the descriptor says aspiration and/or injection, one unit of this code reflects both the aspiration and the injection. You should report 20610 only once.
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