Reader Question:
Confirm Code for Stem Cell Injection
Published on Thu Aug 02, 2012
Question:
What is the correct CPT® code for lumbar stem cell injection and piriformis steroid injection?New Mexico Subscriber
Answer:
There is insufficient information to understand what the procedure of "lumbar stem cell injection" refers to. A piriformis steroid injection represents a muscle trigger point injection, which would be reported with CPT® 20552 (
Injection[s]; single or multiple trigger point[s], 1 or 2 muscle[s]).