SI Injections: 27096 Adds Imaging, Subtracts RVUs in 2012
This code's unilateral/bilateral status is key to proper payment. Your days of choosing between arthrography and fluoroscopic guidance codes for sacroiliac injections are over. CPT® 2012 changes the definition of 27096 so that it includes fluoroscopic or CT guidance, effective Jan. 1, 2012: 2011: 27096, Injection procedure for sacroiliac joint, arthrography and/or anesthetic/steroid 2012: 27096, Injection procedure for sacroiliac joint, [...]
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