CPT Knowledgebase - Nov 11, 2016

When a patient is having an injection of platelet rich plasma (PRP) into any joint along with bone marrow stem cell injection and a knee injection into the same joint, would it be appropriate to only report 20610, Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance, for the entire procedure?

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