"Maybe another organization needs to develop codes outside of the AMA. Then market these codes to insurance companies as a better means of monitoring and paying for appropriate use of ultrasound. This has to happen sometime or it is the AMA…"

"I have never had any problem with reimbursement of US guidance for SI joint injecitons, however I document them as joint region injections or as SI ligament injections (If I use ligament then I use the corresponding CPT code)."

"I have been performing sacro-iliac joint injections under ultrasound guidance since 2004 and so far, I have not had any trouble with reimbursement (Medicare or comercial insurances)."

"Paul, thanks for the info. At a recent workshop, someone said that the code for SI joint injection with guidance is 27096, but the guidance has to be flouroscopy. The practitioner also said that one cannot bill for an SI Joint injection without…"

"Hey Paul here is a copy of the reimbursements and cpt/procedures. Hope this helps"