Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
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Don't Expect More Payment for All Multiple Injections
Published on Tue May 17, 2011 
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appropriate modifier?
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Code 20610 (Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa [eg, shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa]) is not reported twice or with a modifier in this situation as both the injections are in the same knee and given one after another.Other Articles in this issue of
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