Jeremy presents to the clinic today for severe wrist pain. After Dr. Wilkins examines it, she diagnoses him with a ganglion cyst of the right wrist. Dr. Wilkins decides to give Jeremy a cortisone injection as a treatment plan. Code the correct CPT and ICD-10-CM:

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The correct CPT code for a cortisone injection into a ganglion cyst is 20612, and the RT modifier indicates the procedure was performed on the right side. The correct ICD-10-CM code for a ganglion cyst of the right wrist is M67.431.

Jeremy Presents to the Clinic Today for Severe Wrist Pain