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Wiki 64450 Injection with ULS guidance

Hello, I work in an orthopedic clinic and we have an MD who has recently started providing carpal / cubital / ulnar tunnel injections under ultrasound guidance. For billing we thought the best path for cubital tunnel specifically would be 64450 with 76942 with a diagnosis of G56.22. When we did...
- Blyewskiconger
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- Friday at 8:18 AM
- carpal cubital injection orthopaedic ulnar ultrasound guidance
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki CPT code for lipoma removed during carpal tunnel release

The physician did an open carpal tunnel release. He deepened the incision through the subcutaneous fat. Then there was a lipoma present over the transverse carpal tunnel ligament in which he removed. Can you bill the removal of the lipoma in addition to the carpal tunnel release? If so what CPT...
- NL2022
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- Jan 22, 2016
- carpal cpt lipoma release tunnel
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Neurology/Neurosurgery
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Wiki Orthopedics

Hel with Orthopedic Surgery Coding Request 1. Right hand crush 2. Extensor pollicis longus tear 3. Extensor digitorum tear to the ring and small fingers 4. Extensor carpi ulnaris tear 5. Comminuted distal ulnar fracture 6. Distal radial ulnar joint disruption and dislocation 7. Perilunate...
- Melissa Cartwright CPC
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- Jan 18, 2016
- carpal extensor orthopedic coding patient tunnel
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion

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