20553

CPT^® 20553, Under General Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 20553 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - General Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.

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Trigger point injection, or TPI, is a medical procedure in which the provider injects an anesthetic or corticosteroid substance into three or more muscles to relieve painful areas or knots in muscles that form when muscles don’t relax.

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CPT 20550: TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT INJ

Based on the CPT coding rules, not all of these tendon sheath/ligament injections (specifically the coccygeal ligament) will require a modifier. However, we have a seen a few claims get scrubbed back ... [ Read More ]

Trigger point injection

20605 is injection into a joint or bursa. 20552 is what you would want if it is a trigger point injection into 1 or 2 muscles. If 3 or more you would code 20553. Remember that it goes by number of mus... [ Read More ]

Trigger Point Injections

[QUOTE="jkyles@decisionhealth.com, post: 505234, member: 269282"] Hi there, you can only report one trigger point. The codes in this group are based on the number of muscles injected. (One or two musc... [ Read More ]

Trigger Point Injections

Hi there, you can only report one trigger point. The codes in this group are based on the number of muscles injected. (One or two muscles OR three or more muscles): [LIST] [*] 20552 Injection(... [ Read More ]

Trigger Point Injections

My doctor performed per his op note 2 bi-lateral TPI 20553-50 on L 4-5 & L5-S1 under fluoroscopic guidance with steroid injected. He injected these over hardware (screws) due to pain . Can we bill ... [ Read More ]

Implant removed, billing 20553 to document the injection of lidocaine to numb the area. Is Trigger point injection necessary?

Hi there, provider is billing for removal of retained hardware in the foot. The left foot was injected with 10cc of Lidocaine 1% as a local anesthesia. Under sterile condition provider then used a 15 ... [ Read More ]

Medicare Audit on Q4206, Amnio Injections

[QUOTE="maryb@practiceworksmd, post: 501860, member: 94161"] We just received audit request from Medicare on the Q4206 from the Southeaster Unified Program Integrity Contractor. The rep stated they a... [ Read More ]

botox injections for pelvic floor muscles

[QUOTE="jcrahan13, post: 502430, member: 332414"] How would you bill botox injections for pelvic floor muscles? Would it be the same code for trigger point injections 20552 or 20553? There is no code ... [ Read More ]

botox injections for pelvic floor muscles

How would you bill botox injections for pelvic floor muscles? Would it be the same code for trigger point injections 20552 or 20553? There is no code that I can find for chemodenervation of pelvic flo... [ Read More ]

United Healthcare denying 20553 Trigger Point Injections

Untied Healthcare has been denying trigger point injections 20553 stating these should not be reported during a 7 day period. Example: Patient have Trigger Point Injections: 5/21, 5/25, 5/28 & 6/2/2... [ Read More ]

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