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Consider This Lumbar Injection Encounter

Published on Tue Oct 25, 2022

Question: Encounter notes indicate that after an office evaluation and management (E/M) service that included moderate medical decision making (MDM) and lasted 44 minutes, the provider decided to perform a thoracic myelography via lumbar injection. Radiological supervision and interpretation are also noted in the record. How should I report this encounter? Alaska Subscriber Answer: On the claim, report: Code 62303 [...]
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