Patient came into clinic complaining of "swollen knee, like last time I had fluid in the joint," The clinic note states the provided attempeted three time to aspirate fluid from the patient's knee joint in the clinic. None of the attempts returned any fluid. The provider noted "failed knee joint aspiration" in her note. There was no radiology before or after the attempt. Not sure how to code this, as a failed procedure, or as the aspiration with modifier 52 for reduced services. The provider said it is a 99212 E&M level, which I disagree with.
Thanks
Dorothy
Thanks
Dorothy