Question:
Our facility is doing epidural steroid injection (ESI) in radiology using fluoro. The patient is an outpatient and does not report to the ambulatory surgical unit before or after the procedure. We are using the following CPT code. What revenue code would be used?
64483 | Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with imaging guidance (fluoroscopy or CT); lumbar or sacral, single level |
Answer:
There is no specific revenue code recommended for 64483. Some options might be:
0360 | General (operating room services) |
0361 | Minor surgery (operating room services) |
0369 | Other (operating room services) |
0330 | General (radiology therapeutic and/or chemotherapy administration) |
0339 | Other (radiology therapeutic and/or chemotherapy administration) |
0500 | General (outpatient services) |
0509 | Other (outpatient services) |
0761 | Treatment room (specialty services) |
In Chapter 4 (Part B Hospital) of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) state the following about revenue code assignment:
20.5 – Clarification of HCPCS Code to Revenue Code Reporting
Generally, CMS does not instruct hospitals on the assignment of HCPCS codes to revenue codes for services provided under OPPS since hospitals’ assignment of cost vary. Where explicit instructions are not provided, providers should report their charges under the revenue code that will result in the charges being assigned to the same cost center to which the cost of those services are assigned in the cost report.
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