CPT code 20501: Sinus tract injection billing guide
CPT 20501 covers a diagnostic sinus tract injection, or sinogram. Bill 20500 for therapeutic injections, and verify CCI edits before 76080.
CPT code 12054: Intermediate facial repair billing guide
CPT code 12054 covers layered facial repairs of 7.6 to 12.5 cm. Read more on 2026 RVUs, Medicare rates, and the note that gets it paid.
CPT code 19367: TRAM flap breast reconstruction billing guide
CPT 19367 covers single-pedicle TRAM flap reconstruction with donor site closure. Get the modifiers, RVUs, and ICD-10 pairings billers need.
CPT code 20551: Tendon injection billing, rates, and modifiers
CPT code 20551 covers one injection into a tendon origin or insertion. Medicare pays about $67-$80 in office, $30-$45 in a facility.
CPT Code 20245: Open bone biopsy, deep
CPT Code 20245 covers an open bone biopsy at a deep site. Document the dissection depth or the claim downcodes to 20240.
CPT code 21050: Condylectomy of the temporomandibular joint
CPT code 21050 describes condylectomy of the temporomandibular joint. Per the American Medical Association’s CPT code set, the full descriptor reads: Condylectomy, temporomandibular joint. The procedure involves surgical excision of the mandibular condyle. That condyle is the rounded projection at the upper end of the mandible, and it articulates with the temporal bone to form […]
CPT code 21044: Malignant mandibular tumor billing guide
CPT code 21044 covers the excision of a malignant tumor of the mandible. It is also one of the most frequently mis-described codes in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Plenty of published summaries file it under benign lesions, which sends claims out with a diagnosis that cannot support the procedure. Practices that use claims management systems […]
CPT code 21138: Forehead contouring billing, RVUs, and modifiers
CPT code 21138 covers reduction of the forehead with contouring and the application of prosthetic material or a bone graft. The descriptor includes obtaining the autograft, so harvesting the graft is not billed separately. The code sits in the 21120-21296 range for repair and reconstruction procedures on the head, maintained by the American Medical Association […]
CPT Code 01926: Anesthesia for therapeutic interventional radiological procedures
CPT Code 01926 bills anesthesia for intracranial, intracardiac, or aortic interventional radiology, at eight base units plus time units.
CPT code 21120: Genioplasty augmentation billing guide
CPT 21120 covers chin augmentation by autograft, allograft, or implant. Total RVU is 21.42, paying about $715 non-facility.