Wiki Injection

[vnorman]

Is it correct to bill code 20610 twice if the doctor has to perform an aspiration of fluid from the joint for one diagnosis then perform an injection of medication for a separate diagnosis? To my understanding these are 2 separate procedures performed for different reasons. Is this correct?

 

[jschmutz]

No, you can not separately bill for the aspiration and injection if done on the same joint. There is plenty of supporting documentation on this if you google it.