Reader Question: Determine if 20550 Includes Ultrasound Guidance
Orthopedic Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Determine if 20550 Includes Ultrasound Guidance
Published on Tue May 09, 2017
Question: My doctor conducted an aspiration of a cyst in the back of the right knee using ultrasound to guide an injection used during the operation. [...]
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