A 69-year-old male presents with complaint of soreness in his right knee. The patient states he has a history of bilateral knee OA and ankle OA and is currently taking an NSAID without relief. The provider evaluates both knees and determines if it would be beneficial for the patient to undergo arthrocentesis. There were no findings present on ankles and nothing found within the patient’s record to support ankle OA. The physician performs an arthrocentesis on the RT knee and instructs the patient to follow up in two weeks. Assign the appropriate CPT code(s
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