The patient came to the office for a therapeutic injection, left shoulder subacromial space. What procedure code is reported? a. 20612 b. 20610 c. 20552 d. 20550
Question
The patient came to the office for a therapeutic injection, left shoulder subacromial space. What procedure code is reported? a. 20612 b. 20610 c. 20552 d. 20550
Solution
The correct procedure code for a therapeutic injection into the left shoulder subacromial space is 20610.
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