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Pain Management:

Stop Confusing Epidural Steroid Injections With Transforaminals

Published on Fri Nov 28, 2014

Pay special attention to whether fluoro guidance is separately billable.  The terms “epidural steroid injection” (ESI) and “translaminar or interlaminar injection” might be interchanged sometimes, but don’t let the names confuse you. Neither is the same as a transforaminal ESI, so keep reading to learn the difference.  Compare the ESI Code Options   CPT® includes four codes for epidural steroid [...]
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