August 22, 2019 Question: One of our pain management doctor saw a patient in the hospital at the request of…

August 8, 2019 Question: Can our PA perform joint injections for Medicare patients Incident-to the physician? Answer: This depends on…

July 25, 2019 Question: I’ve been dictating CPT and ICD-10-CM codes in my procedure note so that my coder knows…

July 11, 2019 Question: Our physicians have instructed us to bill under a physician’s NPI number for all Advanced Practitioners…

June 20, 2019 Question: Can you provide the CPT code for this procedure? Also can I report an E/M service…

June 6, 2019 Question: A patient comes to our office for a sacroiliac joint injection and is also requesting a…

May 23, 2019 Question: I know that CPT code 64910 is the code I report for a nerve repair of…

May 9, 2019 Question: I am new to pain management and am trying to find the correct CPT code for…

April 25, 2019 Question: In our office we have LPN’s working in our office who are giving trigger point injections…

April 11, 2019 Question: What does “separate procedure” mean when it follows a CPT code description? Answer: Per CPT :…

March 28, 2019 Question: If I perform a transforaminal epidural injection of L4-L5 on both sides can I report CPT…

March 14, 2019 Question: I am trying to find a CPT code for a Botox injection in the right hand,…

February 28, 2019 Question: What CPT code do I use to report a spinal accessory nerve injection? Answer: CPT code…

February 14, 2019 Question: When I perform a hip injection using CPT 20610 and I use fluoroscopic guidance can I…

January 31, 2019 Question: When performing a carpal tunnel injection (20526) using ultrasound, what do I need to document to…

January 17, 2019 Question: My physician inserted a permanent spinal neurostimulator and we used CPT 64655.  He also billed CPT…

December 13, 2018 Question: My pain management physician saw a patient in the office and the chief complaint states that…

November 29, 2018 Question: I have a patient who for the past 6 months, has noticed an increase pain in…

November 15, 2018 Question: A patient had an adjustment to his infusion pump and I am not sure what diagnosis…

November 1, 2018 Question: If I see a new patient in consultation for a joint pain, treat and release them…

October 18, 2018 Question: My physician has just started performing adductor canal continuous infusion pain blocks?  How do I code…

October 4, 2018 Question: What needs to be documented when I perform a procedure using ultrasound guidance?  The insurance company…

September 20, 2018 Question: What is Medicare’s multiple procedure payment formula? When I do more than one procedure, I know…

September 6, 2018 Question: When we are submitting multiple procedures on a claim, should we submit the CPT codes in…

August 23, 2018 Question: How do we know whether to put the NPP (PA or NP) or physician NPI number…

August 9, 2018 Question: What needs to be documented for the initial assessment for a pain management patient to support…

July 26, 2018 Question: If I perform a facet joint injection of the Medical Branch (64490-64495) and don’t use guidance,…

July 12, 2018 Question: What are some good organizations to reference for pain management guidance? Answer: Good reference information can…

June 28, 2018 Question: If I perform three separate injections at three intercostal levels can I report 64420 and 64421…

June 14, 2018 Question: What code do I use when my physician injects the piriformis muscle for piriformis syndrome under…