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PROCEDURE: Ultrasound guided abdominal musculature Botox injection

Date: May 13, 2022

Question:

Is code 64647 correct for the following?

"Informed consent for the procedure was obtained, and time-out was performed prior to the procedure. Prophylactic antibiotic administered: Not administered. Position: Supine. Preparation: The site was prepared and draped using maximal sterile barrier technique including cutaneous antisepsis with 2% chlorhexidine. Local anesthesia was administered. The bilateral internal and external oblique musculature was sonographically identified. Real-time ultrasound was used to visualize needle entry into the bilateral internal and external oblique musculature and a permanent images were stored. Sites of access: Right internal and external oblique (three separate sites), left internal and external oblique (three separate sites). Technique Summary: 300 units of Botox were combined with 6 mL of sterile saline. 1 mL of this solution was administered at each of the sites described above. A dressing was placed at each access site. Contrast agent: Omnipaque 240. Contrast volume: 0 mL."

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