LCD L39260: Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis — Palmetto GBA
Orthopedics · LCD-L39260
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View alertCPT procedure code
20610 — Arthrocentesis, aspiration/injection, major joint
SurgeryCPT
Medicare payment
$68.81
2026 Physician Fee Schedule · non-facility
Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule (PPRRVU 2026). CMS fee schedules ↗ · PFS status indicator A
National amount before geographic adjustment. Your MAC's locality rate will differ.
Code definition
Code
20610
Code system
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)
Description
Arthrocentesis, aspiration/injection, major joint
Category
Surgery
Short description sourced from CMS publicly available fee schedule data. Full CPT descriptions are copyright AMA. Not a substitute for the official CPT codebook.
Policy activity for CPT 20610
CLV Intelligence is tracking 1 policy change that cite CPT 20610 most recently on 2026-09-12, drawn from 1 LCD/NCD coverage update. The changes span Orthopedics.
- LCD/NCD coverage update
- 1
Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 20610 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.
Policy changes matched to 20610
Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.
Routine
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