20611
Ortho / RheumCMS status: AArthrocentesis, major joint, with ultrasound guidance, with permanent recording and reporting.
Work RVU
1.10
Practice RVU
1.99
Malpractice RVU
0.10
Total RVU
3.19
2026 Medicare payment
$106.55
National GPCI = 1.000 · Conversion factor $33.4009 · Non-facility
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Major joint injection with US guidance and permanent recording.
Documentation checklist
- ✓US images saved, technique, drug, complications.
Common pitfalls
- !Cannot also bill 76942 — it's bundled.
Common modifiers
25LTRT
Common ICD-10 pairings
M17.11M75.50
Pairs well with
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