Procedure Perfection:
Look to E/M First for Spinal Tap Encounters
Published on Mon Oct 23, 2023
Check whether the decision to move forward with a spinal tap occurred during an E/M service. Coders know that coding procedures can be persnickety. Coding spinal punctures, aka spinal taps, correctly means reporting the reasons the physician is performing the procedure, as well as accounting for some pre-procedure services. Find out how to report spinal punctures correctly every time. See [...]