The patient presented today with swelling and pain in the right knee. The patient suffers from primary osteoarthritis. Following a medically appropriate history and examination, the physician aspirated the joint and gave the patient an injection of steroid medication. Select the appropriate codes for today's visit:

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The correct codes are 99213-25 for the office visit with a significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician on the same day of the procedure, 20610 for the aspiration and injection into the knee joint, and M17.11 for primary osteoarthritis of the right knee. The modifier -25 is necessary to indicate that the office visit was separate and distinct from the procedure. M17.11 specifically identifies the condition being treated (primary osteoarthritis of the right knee).

The Patient Presented Today with Swelling and Pain in the Right