Exam CPC topic 7 question 47 discussion

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Question #: 47
Topic #: 7

A 35-year-old is coming in for trigger point injections for right-sided thoracic spine pain. Four points are injected with Depo-Medrol 40 mg/mL on the rhomboid major and rhomboid minor muscles under ultrasonic guidance.
Which CPT® coding is reported for the injections?

A. 20552, 76942
B. 20552 x 4, 76942
C. 20606
D. 20553

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Suggested Answer: B -
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by Medica at Oct. 24, 2023, 8:30 a.m.

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Siri1233

Highly Voted 10 months, 1 week ago

Answer is A bcz there are no count for injections only count for muscles there are 2 muscles code for 20552 and code for ultrasonic guidance

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PKP79

Most Recent 3 months ago

Codes for the Trigger point injections are determined by the number of muscles injected not the number of injections administered, therefore the correct answer is A.

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TeeChee

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The answer is A because 20552 is NOT an add on code, therefore, you cannot do a multiplier (i.e. 20552 x 4)

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MelsWells

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Answer is A

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Medica

10 months, 2 weeks ago

20552 says single or multiple points then is it necessary to 20552x4??

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