Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
Reader Question ~ Carriers Might Balk at Multiple Units of 77002
Question: When we perform multiple injections at the same time, can we report 77002 more than once? Answer: Technically, you should be able to report 77002 more than once for each separate service, but your carrier might have another opinion.
Colorado Subscriber
The descriptor for 77002 (Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement [e.g., biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device]) says, -guidance for needle placement- in the singular. The descriptor also does not have a specific time range like some other fluoroscopic codes, so time is not a factor when you-re coding (as it is with codes such as 76000, Fluoroscopy [separate procedure], up to 1 hour physician time, other than 71023 or 71034 [e.g., cardiac fluoroscopy]).
Caution: The CCI bundles fluoroscopic guidance into numerous services, however, so check these edits before you code.
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