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Tap This Advice for Spinal Puncture Coding Success

Published on Wed Oct 11, 2023

Often, decision to perform puncture made during ED E/M. If you’re not careful, encounters involving spinal punctures could poke holes in your coding. Why? You have to know the reasons your physician is performing the spinal tap in order to report the correct code. Also, there will be some pre-procedure services that will warrant your coding expertise. Read on to [...]
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