Billing and Coding: Trigger Point Injections (A57701) - R5 - Effective April 1, 2024

Date Posted: April 25, 2024

This coverage article has been revised and published for notice under contract numbers: 01111 (CA), 01211 (AS, GU, HI, NMI), 01311 (NV), and 01911 (CA, HI & Territories).

Effective Date: April 1, 2024

Summary of Article Changes:

Added an asterisk (*) to ICD-10 Code M79.18 and statement indicating "ICD-10 code M79.18 may be used to code injection of sacroiliac joint without imaging or with ultrasound imaging in a patient who is not pregnant or who has no contrast allergies."

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Last Updated Apr 25 , 2024