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Wiki injection of lumbar stabilization hardware

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can anyone help me code this procedure? Injection of lumbar stabilization hardware with fluoroscopic guidance for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes

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I'm not sure if I'm following the question. It sorta sounds like a myelogram (62284); however, I'm not certain if I'm understanding the question. Is there anyway you can elaborate on the procedure just a little more?
 
fluoroscopy used to guide the tip of a 22-gauge needle to the S1 screw on the rt at its connection with the intravertebral bar. Pt status post L5-S1 fusion. Possible irritation secondary to the hardware.--Plan for hardware inj under fluoroscopy as both dx and therap modality
 
If this is for pain management for spinal hardware, Anesthesia & Pain Management Coding Alert, 2008, Vol. 10, Number 11, recommends that 22899 or 64999 should be used unless otherwise indicated by the carrier.
 
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