20606
RheumatologyCMS status: AArthrocentesis, intermediate joint or bursa, with ultrasound guidance, with permanent recording and reporting.
Work RVU
1.00
Practice RVU
2.10
Malpractice RVU
0.08
Total RVU
3.18
2026 Medicare payment
$106.21
National GPCI = 1.000 · Conversion factor $33.4009 · Non-facility
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Intermediate joint injection with US guidance and permanent recording.
Documentation checklist
- ✓US images saved.
- ✓Joint, drug, technique.
Common pitfalls
- !Cannot also bill 76942.
Common modifiers
25LTRT
Common ICD-10 pairings
M19.031
Pairs well with
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