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Coding for Unsuccessful Injection
Published on Thu Sep 25, 2014
Question: The physician attempted to inject L4 and was unsuccessful, but then successfully injected L5. Do we code both levels? If so, would the correct codes be 64483 and 64484, and do we need a modifier? Texas Subscriber Answer: The correct reporting depends on how the physician documented his original plan of care, and upon the payer. For Medicare, [...]