The codes are:
- HCPCS 0228T — Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with ultrasound guidance, cervical or thoracic; single level
- HCPCS 0229T — Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with ultrasound guidance, cervical or thoracic; each additional level (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- HCPCS 0230T — Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with ultrasound guidance, lumbar or sacral; single level
- HCPCS 0231T — Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, transforaminal epidural, with ultrasound guidance, lumbar or sacral; each additional level (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Payment rates can be found in Addendum B of the July 2010 OPPS Update that is posted on the CMS website, according to the transmittal.
Read CMS Transmittal 1976 (pdf).
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