0218T

CPT^® 0218T, Under Various Services - Category III Codes

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 0218T as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Various Services - Category III Codes.

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The provider injects a diagnostic or therapeutic agent under ultrasound guidance at a third level of the lumbar or sacral paravertebral facet joints or the nerves that exit the joints. He may also inject the drug at additional levels. He performs this procedure to relieve pain or to administer anesthetic for a surgical procedure.

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Facet injections

[QUOTE="cynsteve04@aol.com, post: 444879, member: 316114"]Hello, My Ortho DR is injecting cortisone WITHOUT IMAGING GUIDANCE into the facet joint in the spine. Its not muscle so I cannot use TRIGGER ... [ Read More ]

Need help with CPT code 64493

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Ultrasound Guidance

[b]Thank you, C.K.![/b] [QUOTE="CodingKing, post: 399186, member: 323638"]The practice tests only come with 12 month access so i no longer have access to the practice tests. There are some joint inje... [ Read More ]

Ultrasound Guidance

The practice tests only come with 12 month access so i no longer have access to the practice tests. There are some joint injection codes that, per the code description, include fluoroscopic or CT guid... [ Read More ]

Ultrasound Guidance

(Let me first mention, thank you Debra and CodingKing for your responses to my excision question - helped a lot!) But now here's another: Practice Exam C, again, question 20. Why does the rationale r... [ Read More ]

Category III codes

These are still 0213T-0218T. When they become category I codes they will be deleted from the category III section and the numbers retired. There will then be a cross reference in the Catergory III s... [ Read More ]

Category III codes

I need some clarification as to what happens when a category III code is accepted/implemented. I thought it would get a Category I code. Specifically, I am interested in Cat III codes 0213T - 0218T. ... [ Read More ]

CPT, Paravertebral Nerve Block cervical spine w/us

Hello, Need assistance with CPT code for Paravertebral Nerve Block cervical spine with Ultrasound, CPT reffer to use 0213T-0218T,so I use 0213T however I received a denial this was appeal with no suc... [ Read More ]

Paravertebral nerve block w/o ultrasound

Thanks for the responces. Doreen thank you for the entirety, it clear up things on my end for I have use 0213T - 0218T and 20552-20553 previously but was kinda uncertin if that was correct so with ... [ Read More ]

Paravertebral nerve block w/o ultrasound

According to the instructions found in the 2015 CPT manual Imaging guidance and localization (fluoroscopy or CT) are required for the performance of paravertebral facet joint injections described by c... [ Read More ]

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