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HYDRODILATATION FOR A FROZEN SHOULDER

Date: Mar 14, 2023

Question:

Would hydrodilatation for a frozen shoulder be coded with 20610 and 77002? 

"Under fluoroscopy contrast was injected from a syringe containing 3cc of Omnipaque 300. The contrast was seen to be distributed within the joint. A total of 60mg Kenalog, 10cc of .25% Bupivacaine, 9cc of Omnipaque and 12 CC of sterile saline was injected. The needle was withdrawn. Successful non-complicated therapeutic steroid injection of the left glenohumeral joint with Hydrodilation under fluoroscopic guidance."

Question ID : 18501
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