Anesthesia Coding Alert
Code Epidurography Instead of Fluoro -- Sometimes
New Jersey Subscriber
Answer: Most carriers will reimburse this type of epidurography if the physician dictates it separately and if the procedure is medically necessary.
Report 72275 (Epidurography, radiological supervision and interpretation) and append modifier -59 (Distinct procedural service) because you performed the procedure in addition to the epidural injection. Code the epidural with 62310 (Injection, single [not via indwelling catheter], not including neurolytic substances, with or without contrast [for either localization or epiduro-graphy], of diagnostic or therapeutic substance[s] [including anesthetic, antispasmodic, opioid, steroid, other solution], epidural or subarachnoid; cervical or thoracic) or 62311 (... lumbar, sacral [caudal]), depending on the injection site.
Anesthesia Coding Alert
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Code Epidurography Instead of Fluoro -- Sometimes
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Document A-Lines Correctly
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Know Patient's Age for Groshong Cath
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Oregon Subscriber
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Report 00120 for Acoustic Exam
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Know Options When Labor Leads to C-Section
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