Question: FP dictates, “Injection (L) sacroiliac joint, depo medrol 80mg, lidocane 4 ml, marcaine 1 ml” and diagnosis sacroiliitis. Notes indicate “SI joint area”. When I asked the physician, he said it isn’t really a muscle or directly in the joint. What procedure code should I use?Supercoder.com/coding-community/discussion-group/
Answer: Your FP is not describing a trigger point injection or a sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, because he’s not injecting the muscle or the joint. If he’s injecting the [...]
