Neurosurgery Coding Alert

You Be the Coder: Do Not Report Fluoroscopy with Facet Injections



Question: Our provider bills the following:64493 (Injection[s], diagnostic or therapeutic agent, paravertebral facet [zygapophyseal] joint [or nerves innervating that joint] with image guidance [fluoroscopy or CT], lumbar or sacral; single level) -50 (Bilateral procedure)64494 (Injection[s], diagnostic or therapeutic agent, paravertebral facet [zygapophyseal] joint [or nerves innervating that joint] with image guidance [fluoroscopy or CT], lumbar or sacral; second level [List [...]

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