Billing and Coding Guidelines for Sacroiliac Joint ...
Billing and Coding Guidelines
LCD Database ID Number L31359
LCD Title Sacroiliac Joint Injections
Contractor's Determination Number MS-009
General
1. Procedure code 2709 6 is to be used o nly with imaging confirmation of intra -articular needle positioning.
2. If the muscles surrounding the sacroiliac joint are injected in lieu of the joint, then a trigger point injection should be reported and not a sacroiliac joint injection.
3. It is not appr opriate to use CPT code 20610, Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/ or injection; major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial bursa) for SI joint injections.
4. Procedure code 27096 re presents a unilateral proce dure. If bil ateral SI joint arthrography is performed, 27096 should be reported with a ?50 modifier.
5. CPT code G0260 should be billed by facilities paid by OPPS. 6. Use CPT code 64999 (Unlisted procedure, ne rvous system) for pulsed radiofrequency
and the denervation procedures of the sacro- iliac joint/nerves. Pulsed radiofrequency for denervation is considered investigational a nd therefore, not m edically necessary. Sacroiliac joint/nerve denervation procedures are also considered investigational and not medically necessary.
Published 01/01/2011
Effective Date 02/15/2011
Revision Effective Date 07/16/2012
Revision History 06/01/2012 - This guideline is effective for J-8 providers in Michigan MAC B 07/16/12, Michigan MAC A 07/23/12, Indiana MAC A 07/23/12 and Indiana MAC B 08/20/12.
01/01/2012 CPT 2012 code updates, deleted code 73542, description changed for code 27096, removed codes 77003, 77012 and reference to them.
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