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De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis Injection – Technique and Tips

Posted on 30 October 2010. Tags: abductor pollicis longus, celestone, CPT code, de quervain's, extensor pollicis brevis, Finkelstein's test, ICD-10 code, ICD-9 code, Kenalog, procedure, radial styloid, stenosing tenosynovitis, steps, tendovaginitis

By Chris Faubel, MD –

Put needle between the abductor pollicis longus and extensory pollicis brevis tendon

Indications

de Quervain’s tenosynovitis
- ICD-9 code: 727.04 “radial styloid tenosynovitis”
- ICD-10 code: M65.4 “radial styloid tenosynovitis [de Quervain]“

CPT code: 20550 “injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis”

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