CPT^® 73580, Under Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Lower Extremities

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 73580 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Lower Extremities.

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In this procedure, the provider performs imaging supervision and interpretation of a knee joint study. The provider injects contrast material into the knee joint and takes a series of X–rays as it flows through the joint to evaluate the different joint structures. Report this code to represent only imaging supervision and interpretation for this procedure.

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Nurse Practioner

What exactly is the NP injecting and for what purpose? 73580 sounds likely incorrect to me - that's a diagnostic procedure usually performed by a radiologist - I haven't seen that performed by a mid-... [ Read More ]

Nurse Practioner

I work in a doctors office in the billing and coding department our nurse practitioner is doing joint injections CPT code 77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for injection Medicare pays for but CPT code 7358... [ Read More ]

How to code/bill BMA Injections

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Do THERAPEUTIC ARTHROGRAMS exist?

[QUOTE="amexnikki23, post: 406495, member: 273334"]Hi. A group of us has been going back and forth on this for what seems like forever. Here is the scenario (which contains sub-scenarios). Patient h... [ Read More ]

Do THERAPEUTIC ARTHROGRAMS exist? 27370 73580 arthrogram

Hi. A group of us has been going back and forth on this for what seems like forever. Here is the scenario (which contains sub-scenarios). Patient having steroid injection in major joint (we'll go wi... [ Read More ]

Intercostal Nerve Block and Fluoro Guidance

AMA CPT Assistant from 2008 states that 64400-64450 would correspond with 77002, and it is known that CMS NCCI bundle CPT 77002 with the majority of these codes. CPT 77003 would not be used in conjunc... [ Read More ]

arthrogram

According to the CPT 73580 can not be reported in conjuction with 77002.... [ Read More ]

arthrogram

[b]arthrogram come on ya'll[/b] I just want to clarify if the a DO does the injection and the fluoro guidance and then a radiologist reads the arthrogram it can be billed like this: DO 27370 and 770... [ Read More ]

Guidelines for arthrogram

Can anyone tell me where I might find the guidlines arthrograms. We have a physician who wants to bill 27370 and 73580 everytime he does a Supartz injection. I know that it should be coded 20610 and... [ Read More ]

Viscosupplementation

Please advise. I have a provider who is doing Orthovisc injections. Procedure note; The patient was identified and brought into the fluoroscopy syuite. The rt knee was prepped and draped in a sterile ... [ Read More ]

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