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CPT® 77021, Under Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guidance

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 77021 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guidance.

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In this procedure, the provider performs imaging supervision and interpretation for a separately reportable needle placement procedure, like biopsy or aspiration, performed under magnetic resonance guidance. Report this code to represent only imaging supervision and interpretation for this procedure.

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You are correct, it is per joint. Per Encoder: These codes should be reported only once even if an aspiration and injection are performed during the same session. Local anesthesia is included in t... [ Read More ]
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If you check in the CPT book you will see the following parenthetical note. It is stating that the imaging should be coded separately. [COLOR=#000000][FONT="](If imaging guidance is performed, se... [ Read More ]
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This is from the ACR – [url]http://www.acr.org/Advocacy/eNews/20160401-Issue/20160401-NCCI-to-Delete-Disputed-Coding-Edits[/url] The American College of Radiology (ACR) has learned the National C... [ Read More ]
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z health publishing is an excellent source for radiology exams. I would say it is a joint injection because no diagnostic imaging was done. Sounds like a therapuetic injection. 20610, 77002 4.Do not ... [ Read More ]
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