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CPT® 20526, Under General Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 20526 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - General Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.

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The provider injects medication into the carpal tunnel to provide short term relief of symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, or CTS. CTS is a condition where the patient experiences pain, numbness, and tingling affecting the fingers and hand, resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel.

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CPT 20550: TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT INJ
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Reimbursement denied for CMC and Carpal Tunnel Injections When Done on Opposite Limb?
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Sequencing Modifiers correctly for Carpal tunnel injections.
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Nexplanon removal w/Fluoroscopic guidance
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-79 modifier inconsistent with CPT code 20526 ????
This makes absolutely no sense to me. Contralateral versions of the same procedure and same diagnosis are clearly unrelated, so IMHO there's no reason why the second 20526 with 79 shouldn't have been... [ Read More ]
flouroscopic guidance denial
I believe you would also bill 77002 with 64420 and 64421 X3 . It is included within the "64400-64448" code set in the below note . (Use [URL='https://coder.aapc.com/cpt-codes/77002'][U]77002[/U][/... [ Read More ]
flouroscopic guidance denial
64420 is for a single level;[B] Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; intercostal nerve, single level[/B] and 64421 is and add on code to 64420; [B]Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/o... [ Read More ]
Tarsal Tunnel Injections, a nightmare
As an orthopaedic office, we do our share of injections, especially tarsal tunnel injections. Since there is no code, we are using the unlisted 28899 and comparing it to a carpal tunnel injection - (2... [ Read More ]
20526 and 96372
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 463817, member: 30657"] That depends on what you are coding for. If it carpal tunnel injection only the use only the the 20526 that is an injection administration code for ... [ Read More ]
20526 and 96372
That depends on what you are coding for. If it carpal tunnel injection only the use only the the 20526 that is an injection administration code for injections into the carpal tunnel, where the 96372... [ Read More ]
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