Billing code
G916A — Sacroiliac Joint Injections - Percutaneous Diagnostic And/or Corticosteroid Sacroiliac Joint Injection With Fluoroscopic Guidance, Unilateral
Sacroiliac joint injection
Bill G916 for a fluoroscopy-guided diagnostic or corticosteroid injection of one sacroiliac joint.
Watch for: Don't add joint injection codes G370 or G371 or guidance imaging fees for the same procedure.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- G916A
- Description
- Sacroiliac Joint Injections - Percutaneous Diagnostic And/or Corticosteroid Sacroiliac Joint Injection With Fluoroscopic Guidance, Unilateral
- FHO+ basket
- Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2025
- Termination date
- No end date
Explanation
Updated October 26, 2026
Fluoroscopy-guided diagnostic and/or corticosteroid injection of one sacroiliac joint.
What it covers
G916 is a percutaneous diagnostic and/or corticosteroid injection of the sacroiliac joint with fluoroscopic guidance, one side (J75).
It is part of the Interventional Pain Injections section, whose general rules apply (J74).
Billing rules
- Listed as unilateral (J75).
- Joint injection codes G370 and G371 are not payable on top of a sacroiliac joint injection for the same procedure (J74).
- Diagnostic pain injections are paid only when done solely to find the source of pain or to plan treatment (J74).
- Fees for obtaining or interpreting guidance images (professional or technical) are not payable on top of these injections (J74).
- The fee includes injecting contrast, medication or other solution unless a separate code is listed (J74).
- If you do more than one procedure from this section on the same patient the same day, each is paid only if it diagnoses or treats a separate condition (J74).
- The chart must describe the procedure (or, with image guidance, keep images of final needle placement showing the site and/or contrast spread) and, for a diagnostic injection, its purpose and whether the response was positive or negative (J74).
Related codes: G910, G911, G912, G913, G917, G370
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Nerve Blocks - Interventional Pain Injections, page J75.
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