Wiki CT Guided Drainage - What would you code

[cjacobs]

What would you code a CT guided Percutaneous drainage of calf abscess with a placement of a drain?

 

[nelcap]

20005/75989

Nelly Mathews, RCC, CPC, CIRCC

 

[cjacobs]

Code 20005 is for incision and drainage. This procedure was done percutaneously. Does that matter?

 

[nelcap]

Hi Catrina, I was reading Dr Z 2011 book instructions, and according to hiim we can use 10160 with or without catheter, since CPT 20000 has been deleted. Medlearn says 10160 is without catheter, I guess we will be safe using 10160.

 

[Rajebpt]

My thoughts

10160 - puncture aspiration without any drainage placement
10060 - for drainage placement since this is tge replacement code for delated code 20000

 

[amandahollis80]

I do think that the closest code we are going to get is 10160. Although this code does state for non-catheter aspirations. 10060 is for incision and drainage. This is a percutaneous procedure that was performed.