Please note this question was answered in 2023. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.
73040 vs. 77002
Date: Aug 23, 2023
Question:
When a fluoro-guided injection for arthrogram is performed in x-ray, should code 73040 be reported, as it specifies for arthrogram, rather than 77002? It also instructs to code also arthrography injection procedure (23350).
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