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CPT code 96372 is reported for "therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; subcutaneous or intramuscular". The medication administered during the injection must also be reported in order for the claim to receive possible reimbursement. The code cannot be reported for injections given without direct physician supervision.
Each status modifier reported with an anesthesia code to indicate the patient's condition at the time anesthesia was administered.
I would say yes, if it's an a doctor's office. I always use one at my office. Sometimes it is just 99211 if the patient only sees the nurse for the injection.
If you are billing for a workers compensation patient and no fault patient then it is S0020 and if its medicare it is J7799 and for private insurance you could either use S0020 or J3590. Namrata Narula
The CPT code typically used for a Kenalog injection for epicondylitis at the lateral epicondyle is CPT code 20551, which is for an injection of a tendon sheath, ligament, or ganglion cyst.
http://www.pebs.net/coding_updates Its a code for an injection. This link should explain.
96372 is the procedure code indicating an injection. It is not a diagnosis code.
Codes 62280 -- 62282 describe injection of neurolytic substances, with or without other therapeutic substances, when destruction of a nerve or nerve root is indicated for pain control. For spinal injection procedures performed with no associated diagnostic study, 76005 is also reported. Code 76005 describes the localization of the needle tip to ensure that it is placed exactly into the targeted area of the spine. CPT code 76005 is reported by spinal region and not by spinal level.5 (Code 76005 does not represent a formal contrast study such as those represented by RS&I codes 72240, 72255, 72265, 72270, 72275, 72285, and 72295. Fluoroscopy is considered an inclusive component of these RS&I codes, and code 76005 should not be reported in conjunction with them.)
96372 is the procedure code indicating an injection. It is not a diagnosis code.