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CPT 2011:

64479-64484 Will Include Fluoro and CT Guidance Starting Jan. 1

Published on Sat Nov 06, 2010

Find out what this change means for 77003.If you report guidance separately for transforaminal epidural injections in the new year, expect a denial. CPT 2011 revises the injection codes to include guidance. Here's what you need to know.Stay tuned: We'll continue bringing you information on CPT 2011 changes for radiology in future issues.Assuming Guidance Revisions Aren't Important Could Cost You CPT 2011 revises transforaminal epidural injection codes 64479-64484 to clarify that a single code may apply to one or more injections and, in even bigger news, to include fluoroscopy or CT imaging guidance. These changes take place in the portion of the definition that the codes share:2010: Injection, anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural ...2011: Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with imaging guidance (fluoroscopy or CT) ...Watch out: CPT 2010 instructs you to report 77003 (see code definition below) with 64479-64484 to represent fluoroscopic guidance and localization for [...]
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