The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 76942 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Ultrasonic Guidance Procedures. Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.

2019年5月2日 · CPT® codes 76942, 77002, 77003, 77012, 77021 describe radiological guidance for needle placement by different modalities. CMS payment policy allows only 1 unit of service for any of these codes at a single patient encounter regardless of the number of …

2019年6月7日 · Wiki 76942 billing. Thread starter lcole7465; Start date Jun 7, 2019; Create Wiki L. lcole7465 Expert ...

2015年5月18日 · However, LCD #s L29307 for FL and L29408 for PR and FCSO Coverage News items state "The local coverage determination (LCD) for viscosupplementation therapy for knee contains the following language related to the non-coverage of imaging procedures (e.g., 20611, 77012, 77021, 76881, 76882 or 76942).

2014年7月25日 · We bill for anesthesia providers, and have come across a pattern with the coding department, coding a -59 modifier with the 76942. Their reasoning is that the machine is owned by the anesthesia provider, and because they are billing "global" and using the -59. They also place a -59 modifier on the injection code itself. Ex: 76942-59 64415-59

2011年1月2日 · Code 76942, Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement, also is reported twice because two lesions one at the 2 o'clock and the other at the 11 o'clock position were treated. Note, it is the number of lesions sampled, and not the number of punctures, that is the determining factor on how many codes to report. (Clinical Examples in Radiology, Fall ...

2016年7月21日 · A. Correct Coding Solutions, Medicare contractor for the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), issued their final decision to bundle CPT code 76942 Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement paired with CPT codes describing diagnostic ultrasound procedures (specific for urology, CPT code 76872 Ultrasound, transrectal).

2022年1月26日 · The AUA is recommending that providers should consider reporting either CPT code 76872 Ultrasound, transrectal; or CPT code 76942 Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement based on the procedure performed and the documentation in the patient’s chart. A modifier should not be used to unbundle this coding scenario as it has been deemed ...

2018年3月28日 · Can I bill for the ultrasound guidance for needle placement of a trigger point injection? Although there are no bundling issues between the codes, this type of procedure sounds odd to me because the majority of patients treated are not overweight and do not suffer from any medical condition that...

2014年5月27日 · CPT codes 76942, 77002, 77003, 77012, and 77021 describe radiologic guidance for needle placement by different modalities. CMS payment policy allows one unit of service for any of these codes at a single patient encounter regardless of the number of needle placements performed.