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Betadine Injection in a Hip Seroma

Date: Dec 16, 2013

Question:

We have a patient with a hip seroma post soft tissue lipoma removal. The ordering physician has requested we place a catheter in the seroma and inject betadine through the catheter to sclerose it. On the patient's first visit, we used contrast and placed the tube under fluoroscopy. I used codes 76000 and 10160. I am not sure what to use on her next to visits where no contrast was injected, only betadine. Would you code this like a sinus tract injection with a -52 modifier?

Question ID : 5270
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