APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Use 20610 for a major joint or bursa, such as the shoulder, knee, or hip joint, or the subacromial bursa when no ultrasound guidance is used for needle placement. Report 20611 when ultrasonic guidance is used and a permanent recording is made with a report of the procedure.

Detailed explanation-2: -CPT® Code 27334 in section: Arthrotomy, with synovectomy, knee.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 20610 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range-General Introduction or Removal Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.