Eli's Rehab Report

Published on Fri Aug 15, 2003 PDF

Reporting fluoroscopic guidance with epidural injections is a challenge for even the most-seasoned PM&R coders, so the clip-and-save chart below can help you determine when the fluoroscopy codes apply to your injection claims.
 
Effective Jan. 1, 2003, the NCCI started bundling 72275 into the epidural CPT 62310 and 62311. Append modifier -59 (Distinct procedural service) to 72275 only if you perform epidurography and an epidural injection during separate sessions on the same date of service.