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Ablation Codes for Multiple Destructions

Published on Tue Apr 17, 2018

Question: If a patient reports to the provider for scheduled spinal radiofrequency (RF) ablation, how should I code for the service? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: You'll need some more information, from either the encounter notes or the provider, before making your decision. You have four codes to choose from when coding spinal RF ablation, based on the spinal area and number [...]
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