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Wiki Epidural in T12/L1 - Whats the correct code?

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Help,

My doc did an epidural injection in the T12/L1 and I'm not sure if the correct code is 62310 for cerv/thoracic or 62311 for lumbar?

Thanks,:o
 
momo2 said:
Help,

My doc did an epidural injection in the T12/L1 and I'm not sure if the correct code is 62310 for cerv/thoracic or 62311 for lumbar?

Thanks,:o
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I've asked the same question previously and was given the advice that "at T12-L1, it is a thoracic nerve root; therefore a cerv/thoracic injection...62310".


Check out this previous thread for more info:

https://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=72642

Hope this helps!
 
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I would be inclined to say the same thing. The guidelines for other spinal injections state that T12-L1 should be coded with the Cervical/Thoracic code, so logically it would make sense to use 62310 in your case.
 
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