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Don't Let Carpal Tunnel Mistakes Freeze Your Reimbursement

Published on Fri Oct 05, 2018

You may need a CTS diagnosis before payers will approve therapeutic measures. Coding for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) treatments can be tricky for most pain management (PM) practices. But, before you delve into the codes, you have to know the answer to this question: Has your PM provider confirmed that the patient has CTS? Explanation: If you start coding for CTS [...]
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