20605
Ortho / RheumCMS status: AArthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (e.g. wrist, elbow, ankle, olecranon bursa).
Work RVU
0.68
Practice RVU
0.86
Malpractice RVU
0.06
Total RVU
1.60
2026 Medicare payment
$53.44
National GPCI = 1.000 · Conversion factor $33.4009 · Non-facility
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Intermediate joint injection without US guidance.
Documentation checklist
- ✓Joint, side.
- ✓Drug, dose.
- ✓Technique, complications.
Common pitfalls
- !US-guided is 20606; don't bill 20605 + 76942 separately.
Common modifiers
25LTRT
Common ICD-10 pairings
M19.031M77.10
Pairs well with
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