20550 Only one injection but Doctor wants to bill bilateral
Hi, I am stumped on this one. It is my understanding that 20550, if there is only one injection site then it is a single injection. My doc is using it in the iliac creast and transverse process area...
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I must say I'm a bit confused because this code states: 20550 Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar 'fascia') You're stating around the iliac crest and transverse...
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Like Karen, I am a bit confused by the use of the 20550 for the areas injected. You might want to look at the 206_ _ series of codes instead. Along with that, if the doctor had one injection site, and...
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I was thinking the same as TampaBayLady. One injection = needle goes in one time. Bilateral... bi = two... has to be more than one entrance of the needle.
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It does have to go in twice but bilaterally. In the example given the areas don't make sense first it's the wrong code entirely for the areas, secondly the two areas mentioned aren't bilateral to each...
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Putting aside the issue of whether this is a bilateral site, the doctor is inherently incorrect about "one injection covering two sites = bilateral" or anything multiple involving an injection, right...
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Lol yes one needle stick = one injection.
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