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CPT® 23350, Under Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Shoulder

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 23350 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Shoulder.

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In this procedure, the provider performs an injection of a contrast agent into the shoulder joint for a shoulder arthrography procedure, a diagnostic test in which the provider obtains a series of X–ray images of the shoulder joint after injection of the contrast. He uses this test to assess the joint for any soft tissue injury. The provider may also perform computed tomography, or CT, or magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI images, after the injection of contrast, which is referred to as an enhanced CT or MRI shoulder arthrography. 

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Proper Coding for fluroscopic guidance and MRI
[QUOTE="Pam Brooks, post: 516081, member: 4811"] 23350 is for the injection, and CPT advises that the imaging codes i.e 77002 would also be billed out. If you got the physician's bill, the fluoro wil... [ Read More ]
Proper Coding for fluroscopic guidance and MRI
23350 is for the injection, and CPT advises that the imaging codes i.e 77002 would also be billed out. If you got the physician's bill, the fluoro will likely come from the radiology department of th... [ Read More ]
Proper Coding for fluroscopic guidance and MRI
We are getting a bill with a “surgical” code 23350 with other codes for the injected dyes and fluoroscopic guidance. It seems the provider is billing the 23350 as the MRI but we need to determine ... [ Read More ]
injected dyes and fluroscopic guidance proper MRI code
We are getting a bill with a “surgical” code 23350 with other codes for the injected dyes and fluoroscopic guidance. It seems the provider is billing the 23350 as the MRI but we need to determine ... [ Read More ]
Nexplanon removal w/Fluoroscopic guidance
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (eg, biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) ... [ 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 ]
63047 and 77002
There is an NCCI edit between 63047 and 77002. A modifier is allowed to bypass the edit, but when there is an edit, I typically go to the NCCI Policy Manual chapter that talks about the code I'm apply... [ Read More ]
77002 and 77003
Report [URL="https://www.encoderpro.com/epro/cptHandler.do?_k=101*77002&_a=view"]77002[/URL] in conjunction with [URL="https://www.encoderpro.com/epro/cptHandler.do?_k=101*10022&_a=view"]10022[/URL], ... [ Read More ]
coding help please??
The scenario I have right now is that are MRIs are being done under fluoroscopy and the doctors would like to start doing them under ultrasound normally for the shoulder fluroscopies we would Bill the... [ Read More ]
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