Wiki cpt 64520 & 64640

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diann

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Is it correct to code cpt 64520 or 64640 twice on the same date of service for Medicare pts and for third party payors (mainly workers comp)? I have a doctor who says yes if he injected twice, it needs to be coded and billed twice. I recently went to a company sponsored seminar that said no, you can only code it once per encounter regardless of the number of injections. I have researched on the internet until I have a migraine trying to find something in writing that states either way to show the doctor and my supervisor. Any well help would be appreciated.

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Diann
 
Thank you for your quick response. It just gets frustrating when one entity says yes and another says no and face it CMS website is not that user-friendly (sorry to say!).
 
I'm suspicous of the 64520 x 2. 64520 are lumbar sympathetic blocks which can be done bilaterally (50 modifier). If not done bilaterally, I'm not sure why he would be doing them 2 x.

64640 can be per injection. Its not that common. What nerves is he injecting?

Brock Berta
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64520 lumbar (paravertebral sympathetic) L2 and L3, can you code 64520 twice as he wants to co.
 
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