ECHRISTIE
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Looking for confirmation -
Need to support my recommendation that an anesthesiologist should not be performing an intraarticular knee joint injection ( lidocaine) prior to meniscus surgery and documenting it as 64450 for post operative pain. #1 IMO - the correct code is 20610 and #2. this injection is part of the surgical package , ( *local infiltration , metacarpal/metatarsal/digital block or topical anesthesia).
Thanks
Need to support my recommendation that an anesthesiologist should not be performing an intraarticular knee joint injection ( lidocaine) prior to meniscus surgery and documenting it as 64450 for post operative pain. #1 IMO - the correct code is 20610 and #2. this injection is part of the surgical package , ( *local infiltration , metacarpal/metatarsal/digital block or topical anesthesia).
Thanks