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Know the Facts, Hit Bullseye on CTS Injection Claims

Published on Wed Sep 20, 2017

CTS diagnosis a must for some, but not all, payers on 20526. Coders that can't cope with the intricacies of reporting therapeutic injections for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are setting their practices up for potential failure. Reason: You'll probably need a CTS diagnosis in order to report 20526 (Injection, therapeutic [eg, local anesthetic, corticosteroid], carpal tunnel). Then again, some payers [...]
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