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Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

Pain Management:

Check Your Claim Before Reporting Infrared Therapy Treatments

Published on Wed Apr 03, 2013

News: CMS no longer pays for 97026. Pain management specialists sometimes prescribe infrared therapy for patients diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy (357.2, Polyneuropathy in diabetes). If you see orders for the service, keep an important thing in mind for your Medicare claims: CMS classifies infrared therapy as a non-reimbursable treatment (see Medicare NCD 270.6, Infrared Therapy Services). Clear Up Coverage Confusion [...]
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