A 26-year-old patient presents with headache, neck pain and…
A 26-year-old patient presents with headache, neck pain and fever and is concerned he may have meningitis. The patient was placed in the sitting position and given 0.5 mg Ativan IV. His back was prepped and a 20-gauge needle punctured the spine between L4 and L5 with the return of clear fluid. The cerebrospinal fluid was reviewed and showed no sign of meningitis. What CPT® code is reported?