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Wiki Aspiration during global

Thread starter graceroni13
Start date Jul 22, 2014

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graceroni13

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Jul 22, 2014

So this patient has had a hip replacement and they have a drain in place. The doctor was going to aspirate the joint to send off for testing. Even though they have the drain, can i bill for the aspiration? Would a 20610 be appropriate?
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