Injection into the ankle

[JCampbell]

A patient receives an injection into each side of the right ankle. Would this only be coded out w/ one cpt code(20605)?
Thanks!

 

[kjstearns]

If the sole purpose of the patient's visit was for an injection then yes, you would code the 20605 and depending on what med, you could possibly bill for that too.

 

[Jamie Dezenzo]

Yes, I also agree

 

[JCampbell]

Would you only use this code once? Or would you use it twice since there were two injections done?

 

[Jamie Dezenzo]

I would bill once

 

[tanyaharberts]

It sounds like only one joint was injected (each side of right ankle), so I would bill 20605once.

(If it was done on the left and right ankle, I would bill 20605-RT and 20605-LT,51.)