If determined that documentation does not support separate and distinct anatomic locations/regions for the two injections performed, only one injection can be reported. Correct code — CPT 20550 = ...
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(Reuters Health) - Spinal epidural injections of steroids may relieve low back pain from a ruptured disc, but only briefly, a new study shows. And the injections offer no significant relief for pain ...