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Is Contrast Required to Report 62290?

Published on Mon Aug 18, 2025

Question: Our interventional radiology (IR) department uses saline during discography injection procedures, but I thought the physician needed to inject contrast material to report 62290. Below is an example of a discography report: Fluoroscopically Guided discogram Clinical Information: Low back pain Procedure: Informed consent was obtained. Maximum sterile barrier technique utilized; 1 percent lidocaine used for local anesthesia. Using fluoroscopic [...]
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