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Sinus Tarsi Injection

Published on Mon Sep 01, 2014

Question: I recently received a denial for a cortisone injection to the sinus tarsi with CPT® code 20550. Is there a more appropriate code for this procedure? Montana Subscriber Answer: The correct code for this procedure is hard to pin down, because the sinus tarsi is neither a joint nor a ligament, but a space.    Your coding will depend on whether [...]
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