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Greater Trochanteric Bursa and Hip Injection

Date: Jun 26, 2020

Question:

Fluoro-guided left hip steroid injection along with left greater trochanteric bursa injection at same encounter. The greater trochanter is part of the femur, but not considered part of the hip joint. But I am uneasy. I notice in your book you state that 20610 includes trochanteric bursa. I guess my question is, since there are two injections, can we charge 20610 twice in this instance? Or do you mean that the trochanteric bursa is included in the original hip injection charge?

Question ID : 14137
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