Can Cpt 20552 Be Billed Bilaterally
Take-Away! Remember That These Codes Cpt 20552, 20553 Are Not Billable as Unilateral. Modifier 50 (Bilateral) Will Not Apply. Bill by the Number of Muscles!...
Take-away! Remember that these codes CPT 20552, 20553 are NOT billable as unilateral. Modifier 50 (bilateral) will NOT apply. Bill by the number of muscles!
Can 20552 be billed bilaterally?
20552 and 20553 are used to report single or multiple injections on 1-3 or more muscles. Bilateral surgical indicator 50 may apply as well, so be sure to code accordingly.
How do you bill a bilateral trigger point injection?
- 20552 Injection(s); single or multiple trigger point(s), 1 or 2 muscle(s)
- 20553 Injection(s); single or multiple trigger point(s), 3 or more muscles.
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