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Pain Management:

Check Out This Arthrocentesis Q&A, Avoid Denials

Published on Fri Aug 19, 2016

Remember: You might be able to report J code for drugs. When your physician performs arthrocentesis to manage a patient's pain, you need to check if she used fluoroscopy during the procedure. Why? Coding will depend upon, among other factors, whether or not the physician used fluoroscopic guidance during the procedure. We got the chance to ask Amy Turner, RN, [...]
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