Georgette, a 57-year-old female, experiences polyneuropathy in the right arm due to a spur located at C4-C5. She presents today in the pain clinic for epidural injection by the anesthesiologist of an anesthetic agent for the purpose of pain control. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for an epidural injection in the cervical or thoracic spine is 62320, as it specifies injection of a diagnostic or therapeutic substance into the cervical or thoracic epidural space without imaging guidance. The ICD-10-CM code D16.6, which refers to a benign neoplasm of the vertebral column, is appropriate for a spur located at C4-C5 causing polyneuropathy.

Georgette, a 57-Year-Old Female, Experiences Polyneuropathy in the Right Arm