20550
Ortho / RheumCMS status: AInjection, single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis.
Work RVU
0.75
Practice RVU
0.81
Malpractice RVU
0.06
Total RVU
1.62
2026 Medicare payment
$54.11
National GPCI = 1.000 · Conversion factor $33.4009 · Non-facility
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Open in calculator →When to use it
De Quervain's, trigger finger, lateral epicondyle, plantar fascia injections.
Documentation checklist
- ✓Anatomic site.
- ✓Drug, dose, lot.
- ✓Technique, complications.
Common pitfalls
- !For trigger point in muscle, use 20552/20553 — different anatomy.
Common modifiers
25
Common ICD-10 pairings
M65.30M77.10
Pairs well with
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