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E/M on Same Day as an Injection
December 13, 2018 Question: My pain management physician saw a patient in the office and the chief complaint states that…
Diagnosis Code for Osteonecrosis
November 29, 2018 Question: I have a patient who for the past 6 months, has noticed an increase pain in…
Diagnosis Code for Infusion Pump Adjustment
November 15, 2018 Question: A patient had an adjustment to his infusion pump and I am not sure what diagnosis…
New Patient or Established
November 1, 2018 Question: If I see a new patient in consultation for a joint pain, treat and release them…
Femoral Nerve Block
October 18, 2018 Question: My physician has just started performing adductor canal continuous infusion pain blocks? How do I code…
Ultrasound Documentation
October 4, 2018 Question: What needs to be documented when I perform a procedure using ultrasound guidance? The insurance company…
Multiple Procedure Payment Formula
September 20, 2018 Question: What is Medicare’s multiple procedure payment formula? When I do more than one procedure, I know…
Code Submission Order on Claims
September 6, 2018 Question: When we are submitting multiple procedures on a claim, should we submit the CPT codes in…
NPP Reporting and Claim Form Line 24J
August 23, 2018 Question: How do we know whether to put the NPP (PA or NP) or physician NPI number…
Documenting the Initial Pain Assessment
August 9, 2018 Question: What needs to be documented for the initial assessment for a pain management patient to support…
Facet Joint Injections without Guidance
July 26, 2018 Question: If I perform a facet joint injection of the Medical Branch (64490-64495) and don’t use guidance,…
Pain Management Resources
July 12, 2018 Question: What are some good organizations to reference for pain management guidance? Answer: Good reference information can…
Thoracic Nerve Blocks
June 28, 2018 Question: If I perform three separate injections at three intercostal levels can I report 64420 and 64421…
Piriformis Syndrome
June 14, 2018 Question: What code do I use when my physician injects the piriformis muscle for piriformis syndrome under…
Coding for Multiple Joint Injections
May 31, 2018 Question: What CPT codes do I use to perform a right SI joint injection and then inject…
Steroid Injection
May 17, 2018 Question: How do I code a left hip intraarticular steroid injection under fluoroscopic guidance? Answer: You would…
Nerve Block Injection and Global Period
May 3, 2018 Question: We had a patient who came in for a nerve block 3 days ago and came…
Incident-to Billing
April 19, 2018 Question: We have added a PA to the practice and want to make sure we are using…
Coding for Paravertebral Blocks
March 29, 2018 Question: What are the codes 64461-64463 used for? Answer: These codes are used to treat acute and…
Spinal Hardware Block
March 15, 2018 Question: How is a spinal hardware block coded? Answer: There is not a specific CPT code for…
Knee Pain Injection
March 1, 2018 Question: My physician injects the superior medial and lateral branches of the genicular nerve for knee pain…
Bilateral L4-L5 Transforaminal Epidural Injection
February 15, 2018 Question: How is a bilateral L4-L5 transforaminal epidural injected coded? Answer: You would report 64483-50 (Injection(s), anesthetic…
Nerve blocks S1 and S2.
February 1, 2018 Question: How do I report nerve block injections at S1 or S2? Are these considered facet injections?…
Coding RFA of the SI Joint
January 18, 2018 Question: How is radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the SI Joint performed with a single percutaneous entry site…
Coding RFA for Nerve Destruction
January 4, 2018 Question: What temperature is required to justify an RFA procedure? Answer: Per CPT, A temperature of at…
Coding Transforaminal Injections
December 14, 2017 Question: If a bilateral L4-L5 transforaminal epidural injection is performed, how is it reported? Answer: 64483-50 (L4-L5)…
Coding Transforaminal Injections
November 30, 2017 Question: How would you report a left lumbar transforaminal epidural injection (Left L5-S1 and left S1) with…
Facet Joint Injections - How Many Codes Per Injections
November 16, 2017 Question: If two injections are performed in a single facet joint, for example, at L3-L4, is 64493…
Coding Facet/Medial Branch Block Injections
October 19, 2017 Question: I heard that regardless of the number of facet injection performed on a single side, only…
EMG Guidance with Extremity Chemodenervation
October 5, 2017 Question: How many times can code 95874, Needle electromyography for guidance in conjunction with chemodenervation, be reported…
Articles
Coding Trigger Point Injections for Pain Management
Articles Coding Trigger Point Injections for Pain Management Deborah Grider ICD10 Monitor – April 2018 Review your payer policies when…
Got a Good Governance Agreement? Use This 12-Point Checklist to Find Out
Healio Orthopedics Today – August 2017 by Karen Zupko A governance agreement is a written directive for how a practice’s…
Webinars
2017 Update for Vascular Surgery
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Vascular coding just got a lot more complicated! Interventions of AV grafts/fistulas, which…
2017 Updates in General Surgery
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars 30-Minute Zipinar: Fast, Efficient Learning! What You Need to Know and…
Audits and the Modifier 25 for Pain Physicians
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars About The Zipinar Will Answer What is the 25 modifier and…
Therapy Functional Limitation Reporting
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Join Sarah Wiskerchen in this 38 minute webinar as she steps through…
Coding and Coverage of Bariatric Procedures
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Getting paid for open and laparoscopic bariatric procedures requires that surgeons…
Navigating Coverage Policies in Varicose Vein Treatment
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars The treatment of varicose veins, in your office or in a…
Hand Coding II
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Build on your knowledge of hand coding. This course addresses the…
Hand Coding I
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Staff and managers new to hand coding who want to code…
Documenting and Coding for Mohs Micrographic Surgery in 7 Steps
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Join Deb Grider in this 24 minute Zipinar as she reviews…
Arthroscopy Coding Bundle - Hip, Knee and Shoulder
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars $179 Hip, Knee, and Shoulder included! (Best Value) Buy Now Hip…
2018 Update in Otolaryngology Coding and Reimbursement
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars More Info What’s Discussed There are many important CPT code changes…
2018 Coding Update for Vascular Surgery
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Once again, vascular surgery has undergone sweeping changes in codes and…
How to Prepare for a Payment Audit: Tactical Strategies for Defense
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Whether you’ve already received an audit notice or you’d like to…
Telehealth: Are You Ready for the New Frontier of Medicine?
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Considering offering telehealth services to patients? Already offering telehealth but wondering…
MIPS Made Easier for Surgeons
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars More Info You Will Learn MIPS enters its second year and…
2017 Coding Update for Spine Surgery
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars More Info Who Should Watch? Orthopaedic surgeons Neurosurgeons Practice managers Billing…