AMA CPT® Assistant - 2010 Issue 5 (May)
Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) (Q&A) (May 2010)
May 2010 page 10b Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) (Q&A) Question: What is the difference between CPT codes 72275, Epidurography, radiological supervision and interpretation, and 77003, Fluoroscopic guidance and localization of needle or catheter tip for spine or paraspinous diagnostic or therapeutic injection procedures (epidural, transforaminal epidural, subarachnoid, or sacroiliac joint), including neurolytic agent destruction? Answer: Code 72275 (epidurography) differs from code 77003 (fluoroscopic guidance) in that it represents a formal contrast study that includes fluoroscopy. Code 77003 represents the fluoroscopic guidance and localization, which are used in spine or paraspinous injection procedures and, is reported in addition...
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